SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 222 of the 1925 volume:

ELEVENTH EDITION THE CARDINAL 1925 FOREWORD C ould we but boast great skill in making books, A very different volume you might find, dear R eaders J but our big desire has been to D elve beneath all selfish motives, and I ntents, and to produce what might be fit, on N ormal ' s rolls to be ; we ' ve done our best, and yet, A las ' . We ' ve writ, not with inspired words, nor worth, nor wit. L et happy memories cover what ' s amiss ! THE STAFF DEDICATION Miss Alice O ' Brien who has taken into her work the fullness of wisdom and the richness of service inspired by the highest ideals, The Class of 1925 dedicates this volume of the CARDINAL, partly as an expression of affection and partly for the pleasure of having had its efforts connected with her name. 81623 MISS ALICE L O ' BRIEN Miss Alice L. O ' Brien was born at Fort Edward, Washington Co., X. Y. Her early education was begun in the public school of her native town and later she pursued her studies at the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, where she took the Classical Course, and was graduated with honors. After graduation she spent two years in further study, specializing in litera- ture, elocution and oratory, under the instruction of Prof. M. E. Cherry of Rutgers College. This was followed by a course in Dramatic Art and Delsarte Physical Culture, with subsequent training in .Methods and Physical Education at New York University and Teachers ' College (Columbia University). Miss O ' Brien ' s first short experience in teaching Elocution and Physical Culture was on the staff of her Alma Mater, from which she resigned, to accept an appoint- ment on the faculty of the new State Normal School at Plattsburgh. N. Y.. which opened its doors on September 5. 1890. About this time Miss O ' Brien came into prominence as an accomplished, intelli- gent and conscientious interpreter of the Classical English poets, and was in demand for public recitals in various parts of the State, meeting with enthusiastic receptions wherever she appeared, but due to the arduous strain of evening recitals, she. retired from platform work to devote all her energy to her teaching in the service of the State. She has always taken a vital interest in student life and to that end has worked harmoniously with students and consistently for the welfare of young people generally. Her experience in the religious, civic, and educational life of the community has been wide and varied, as is evidenced by her appointment by the State Board of Charities to the Child Welfare Board of Clinton County. She organized and was the first Grand Regent of Court I7i), Catholic Daughters of America, is Vice- President of the Young Women ' s League of Clubs. Is a member of the Board of Managers of the Women ' s Auxiliary of the Champlain Valley Hospital, a member of the Musical Arts Club and President of the Women ' s Democratic Club of Clinton County. Miss O ' Brien is one of the three remaining members of the original faculty of tin Normal School, the others being Dr. George K. Hawkins, now principal of the institution, and George H. Hudson, head of the Department of Science. To the Class of 1025 I extend my hearty congratulations on the success you have achieved in passing with credit through one of the most important periods of your lives. A period during which, in large measure, .character is so estahlished that truth, honor, virtue and courage may stand unmoved either by the attacks or the allurements of evil in any form. Character is the three-fold shield, capable of protecting its possessor at every angle in the conflict of life. It is like the chart and compass of the mariner at sea, [jointing out the way through storm and sunshine. You, the Class of 1926, having now finished your preparation, go forth to inter upon the active duties of life and assume responsibilities. These call for strength, resolution, vision and action. Your Alma Mater has endeavored to awaken these sleeping giants, and when you find yourselves on the broad highway of life, in a busy world, with competitors on every side, your ambition will be attained if sup- ported by industry and guided by principles of sound morality, supplemented by undaunted courage and determination to do right as God gives you to see the right. We. your instructors, who remain here, will follow you with our prayers in hope and confidence that in whatsoever environment you may be placed, you will acquit yourselves in such a manner as to win honor for yourselves, and redound to the praise of your Alma Mater. THE CAPTAIN A ship, embarking on a long voyage, goes forth into unknown waters. It sails over calm seas, or it battles its way through storms until finally it reaches the haven of the distant port. And during all the trip, the safety and security of the ship and of those on board, arc in the hands of one man — the Captain. Today we look back to that day three years ago. when we embarked upon our long search after knowledge in the Pittsburgh State Normal School. From that time to the present our lives have been carefully guided by a captain whom we all honor and respect. He has brought us safely through the storms and has helped us to gain what we sought. As we go our separate ways in the world we rejoice that we are better men and women because of the influence of our principal, Dr. George K. Hawkins. DR. G. K. HAWKINS Dr. Q. K. HAWKINS You are graduating from this institution, who have here breathed daily the spirit of the place, whose ambitions have here been shaped and given wings, who have here acquired the foundation of your skill to train the children of the State, who have here spelled out some of the great fundamental lessons which every useful person must somewhere, somehow surely learn — we salute you. If anything connected with the achievement of honor and of place is worthy of thankfulness, it is above all the sense of having earned it. The unearned incre- ment in the permanent success of human life is so small as to be of little moment always. The things worth while, the things to which you will give the highest valuation will be the things which you have honestly won for yourselves through persistent toil and exertion. If life contains any lesson worth the learning it is that one, constantly exemplified in all the fields of human activity, that by labor only are the years perfected. This is a law inexorable and fortunately for us it applies equally to our happiness and our accomplishment. CLASS QIFT The gift of the Class of 1025 to the school is a mural painting -the second of a symbolic group of mural panels with which four successive classes are decorating in a fitting and significant manner the front wall of Normal Hall. The first and central panel of the arrangement was the gift of the Class of 1923 and the present Junior and Freshman classes are planning for the completion of the project. The entire decoration will occupy a frame twenty-eight feet in length by twelve in height and the paintings alone are to cost twelve hundred dollars, of which sum each of the four classes contributes one-fourth. The theme of the composite group is The Normal Graduate. His vision, his graduation, his entrance into the field of service and the social forces that give meaning to his profession are to be portrayed in a symbolic manner. This theme is the conception of George Lawrence Nelson, a notable young mural artist of New York City and the paintings are the work of Mr. Nelson ' s brush. The central panel portrays a normal student in the act of receiving his cre- dentials — the diploma that will entitle him to a place in the Teacher ' s profession. The panel given by the Class of 1925 will occupy a position to the lower right of the center. It pictures two young teachers who, having completed their preparation, have entered the field and are engaging upon their chosen work. The symbolic set- ting is vibrant with unfolding life. In this symbolism the artist has made a very happy choice, for the teacher has ever to do with unfolding minds and limitless possibilities of social evolution. To the discerning this is beautifully suggested by the figures of childhood and youth, as well as by the bursting mystery of springtime in the hills, the purple that veils the far horizon line and the vast reaches of over- arching cloud and sky. QENERAL SENTIMENTS In memory ' s picture-gallery, There hangs many a famous scene, And many sights and sounds are there, Which each of us has gleaned. But a few there are we students Carry freshest in our minds, Each one is quite distinct to us. And why you ' ll surely find. Now we recall one jolly day, That turned sad as the grave, When some one said, Sing that alone, Now don ' t say you ' re afraid. Of course that was in Music, But think of Geography. We fear our grade school teachers Were careless as could be. For we should have learned Such work as that Way down in the fourth grade. The fact is we ' d ne ' er heard of it, And we the class delayed. And European History and History Methods too, With Problem and Project horrors. What with those could we do? Our drawing was atrocious. To that we must confess, But we at least enjoyed it well, And tried to do our best. And Health Ed. ne ' er such dumbell worked, In any gym as us. We came in fifteen minutes late, With gym suits old and mussed. But one more class we can ' t forget, With glaciers, stones and gems, And stars and moon and universe, Things much too rare, for men. But stop we must, we ramble far, Back thru those days gone by : We thank you for your interest kind, And bid you all good-bye. THE FACULTY George K. Hawkins, A. M., D. Sc., Principal. Tenbrook Academy; Fredonia Normal School; Union College, A. M.; St. Lawrence Uni- versity, D. Sc. Geokge H. Hudson, Head of the Department of Science. Potsdam Normal School; New England Conservatory of Music. Alonzo N. Henshaw, Ph. D., Head of the Department of Education. Batavia Union School; Hobart College, A. B., A. M.; Leipsic, Germany, Ph. D. William G. Thompson, B. C. S., Head of the Department of Commercial Education. Albany High School; U. S. Military Academy; Albany Business College; Rochester Business Institute; New York University, B. C. S. F. Osgood Smith, Head of Department of Elementary Teacher Training. Lynchburg High School of Virginia; Columbia University of New York City; Randolph- Macon College, Virginia. Guy Wheeler Shallies, A. M., Head of the Department of English. Arcade High School; Buffalo State Normal School; The University of Chicago, A. B., A. M.; Yale University. Alfred L. Diebolt, B. S., A. -M.. Head of the Department of History. Lafayette High School, Buffalo; Colgate University; Virginia University; Wisconsin Uni- versity; Columbia University, B. S., A. M. Samuel Todd, Head of the Department of Stenography and Typewriting, Spencer ' s Business College; Eastman ' s Business College; Rochester Business Institute; New York University. Edwin L. Taylor, Head of the Department of Manual Training. Randolph High School; Cornell University; Mechanics Institute; Normal Course in Industrial Arts. Genevieve Andrews, Head of the Department of Drawing and Handwork. Seneca Falls High School; The University of Chicago. Margaret M. Gaiirity, Head of the Department of Music. Cl.atl.am High School; Crane Institute of Music, Potsdam. Elizabeth M. Ketchiim, Bookkeeping. Oswego State Normal and Training School; Rochester Business Institute; Syracuse Uni- versity. Robert A. Lamberton, B. C. S., Assistant in Commercial Education. Adelphi Academy. Brooklyn, N. Y.; School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. New York University. B. S. C. Barbara J. Lynch, B. S., Assistant in Commercial Education. Oneonta High School; Simmons College, B. S. Ollie H. Amsden, Assistant in Commercial Education. Bloomingdale High School; Pittsburgh Normal School. I.ILLIE R. GoODRIOGE, A. B., Assistant in Health and Physical Education. Cambridge High and Latin School; Radeliffe College, B. A.; Wellesley College, Department of Hygiene and Physical Education. Anna L. Carroll, Assistant in Science. Malone High School: Plaltsburgh Normal School; Post-Graduate Course in Sciences. Alice L. O ' Brien, Assistant in English; Physical Training. Fort Edward Collegiate Institute; New York University; Columbia University. Anne O ' Brien Ass is tu nt ill English. Librarian. Fort Edward Collegiate Institute; Pittsburgh Normal School; Special Library Work, Chautauqua and Albany. N. Y. Harriette A. INGALL8, Critic and Model Teacher, Eirst Grade. Saratoga Springs High School and Training School; Teachers ' College; Columbia University, Special Diploma in Primary Supervision. Charlotte E. Chase, Critic and Model Teacher, Second Grade. Holyokc, Mass.. High School; Lucy Wl.eeloek ' s Kindergarten Training School. Boston. Irene P. Berg, Critic and Model Teacher, Third Grade. Utlca Free Academy; Oneonta Normal .School; Utlca Conservatory of Music; Special Courses at Columbia and Chautauqua. Lucy N. Tomkixs, A. B., Critic and Model Teacher, Fourth Grade. Cornell University, A. B. Bertha M. Bardwell, Critic and Model Teacher, Fifth Grade. Auburn High School; Cortland State Normal School; State College for Teachers at Albany. Kate E, Hi ll, Critic and Model Teacher, Sixth Grade. Pittsburgh High School; Pittsburgh Normal School. Grace A. Williams, Critic and Model Teacher, Seventh Grade. Canisteo High School, Geneseo State Normal School, State College for Teachers at Albany. Ermi.via M. Whitley, A. B., Critic and Model Teacher, Eighth Grade. Pittsburgh Normal School; Wellesley College, A. H. Elizabeth RlNOWOOD Hahkixs, A. B., l ' rin cipa I ' s Sec re t a rt . Pittsburgh State Normal High School; State Normal School; Vassar College, A. I(. SEMOR CLASS POEM When first we sought this spot, three years ago, We thought there wasn ' t much we didn ' t know ; But now we ' re Seniors, painful to relate, Our satisfaction isn ' t quite so great. Some things we ' ve learned, but oh, how very small These seem to us who thought we knew it all. Freshmen we were, and not so much to blame, For Freshmen all are just about the same. Behold today the Class of Twenty-seven Strutting about within their little heaven Of self-importance. Can it be that we When Freshmen, were as comical to see! The time is drawing nigh to say farewell. Dear Alma Mater. We may ne ' er excel In our life-work; that pledge no human power Can give; but faithful, till the final hour When work must cease, such is our hope to be. May strength be ours to keep this pledge to thee. THE STAFF Editor-in-Chief Sylvia Johnson Assistants Mary O ' Sullivan Catherine Kiley Business Manager Foster W. Loso Assistant Harold Stratton Literary Editor Anne Duquette Assistants Catherine O ' Connell Lvla Finioan Associate Editors Francis Brennan £rf, ' or G. Hayward Webster Athletic Editor Eileen McGaulley Joke Editor Aileen Rockwell Joke Editor Kathryn Sullivan Alumni Editor James Quenan Junior Representative Norman Davis Freshman Representative Guy Wheeler Shallies Faculty Advisor WILLIAM G. THOMPSON Born in Albany, N. Y., 1S65; attended the Grammar and the High Schools of Albany; cadet, U. S. Military Academy, 1885-1886; was graduated from Albany Business College, Rochester Business Institute (Normal Course for Teachers), Chautauqua Normal School of Physical Education, and New York University with the degree B. C. S. {magna cum laude). Is a member of Delta Mu Delta Frater- nity the honor fraternity of the School of Commerce of New York University. SERVICE Is the greatest opportunity that comes to any teacher. All of as must serve an apprenticeship to the five senses ; and at each step we need assistance in learning our trade. Gentleness, patience, and love are almost every- thing in education. They constitute a blessed atmos- phere, which entering a child ' s soul, like sunshine into the rosebud, slowly but surely expands it into vigor and beauty. Teachers must govern their own feelings following principle instead of impulse. SENIOR OFFICERS Francis Brennan President Helen A is. ma n Vice-President Mary O ' Sullivan Secretary Adolf Pfisterer Treasurer ••.) im Pete Hi U  ' Miriam Anderson .l.umstown. N. Y. Commercial There ' s language In her eye, her cheek, her lip. jjj Jamestown High School If you ' re looking for a good sport, you ' ll find that Mini is one of the best. She never sulks and is always readv to join us in our larks. That ' s why everyone likes her. Assistant Literary Editor Cardinal. ' 24{ President AK+, ' 2.5; Vice-President AK I , ' 24. Elma M. Anson- Willsboro. N . Y. General I was not horn for courts or great atfairs, I pay my debts and say my prayers. ,q Willsboro High School She likes ' em short, she likes em tall — does this Elma of ours— she who hides her girlish self under a prim, school-marm-like exterior. We think that secretly her life is imbued with an aloof sense of nicety. She was among us, but not of us. Vice-President A ' l ' O. Helen Bigelow Ausman Saratoga Springs, N ' . Y. Commercial I have often heard defended. Little said is soonest mended. Delta Clionian Saratoga High School Saratoga gave us Helen and, to say the least, we are mighty glad to have her. Though she may appear verv shv and retiring, she is always on deck when there ' s any fun to be had. ' We understand that her POWERS of attraction extend to Portland, Maine. Vice-President, ' 25; President Clionian Sorority, ' 23; Vice-President Clionian Sorority, ' 23. Gladys L. Baker Pittsburgh, N. Y. Commercial Then She will talk, ye pods, how she will talk! Delta Clionian Plattsburgh High School If you can ' t hear her, she isn ' t around. That ' s all. Bake has vamped ' em all. School days she greatly prefers Strat ' s seat to her own, hut on Sundays she journeys to Morrisonville, for reasons best known to herself. Basketball team (3 yrs.); Recording Secretary Clionian Sorority, ' 24j Hecording Secretary Clionian Sorority, ' lo. M. Francis Brennan Dannemora, N. Y. Commercial Keep cool and you command everybody. Readers — our President! Such words as manage, arrange, fix-up, reserve, order, are his specialties. He managed to become our President in the fall of ' 38, he managed to be a durn good one, and he managed to stay President during bis entire stay at Normal. He always manages to get there. Baseball, ' 23; Basketball, ' 2+; Class President (3 yrs.); Art Editor Carmnal Staff. ' - ' .5; Reply to Seniors, ' 33; President ' s Address, ' 25; Most Influential; Writer, Ain ' t You Ashamed? ; Professor Pepp ; Facing the Music ; Honor Student. Cynthia Brooks Crown Point, N. Y. Commercial What sweet delight a quiet life affords. A pe Crown Point Union School The little town of Crown Point sent us one of the quietest, but most studious mem- bers of our class. Cynthia works while the rest of us sleep, and though she never has much to say, she can strut her stuff to advantage, when called upon. Class Grind. ■■Bert Peg Al Berth a Bullis Delta Clioniaii Port Kent, N. Y. Commercial She has mastered the art of story-telling. Keeseville High School How did the old song go? She ' s not so much in a crowd, but — Just take a trip to the beach at Port Kent some day this summer and decide for yourself. If per- chance you forget your one-piece bathing suit or your knickers, don ' t be unhappy. Bert will fix you up. (Who ' d a ' thunk it?) Margaret E. Carroll Syracuse, N. Y. Commercial Night after night. She sat and bleared her eyes with books. AK ! Syracuse Vocational High School Syracuse grew too dull — or too something, we don ' t know what — for Peg, and conse- quently she came to Plattsburgh. Incidentally, while she is here she goes to Normal, but only incidentally. Acquiring an education frankly bores her and she has worried herself thin over the loss of valuable time. However, she ' s a mighty good kid and we all think a lot of her. Most Indifferent; Vice-President AK I (1); Corresponding Secretary, AK (1). Alberta W. Chase Essex, N. Y. General Measures, not men,.. have always been my mark. Essex High School With a marvelous retaining faculty for facts, figures, and other mental lumber, Alberta can tell us anything, as who wrote Rousseau ' s Emile. The one and only thing she ever forgot was to take — . Well, we have all heard of borrowing clothes to wear, but who ever beard of borrowing anyone ' s hair? Betty Marion Bud! ' Elizabeth Crawford Commercial My tongtte within my lips I rein, For who tnlks much must talk in vain. Amsterdam, N. V. Amsterdam High School Betty ' s specialty is being seen and not heard. - ' At least, she ' s that way in school, Mut like the proverbial Still Water, we believe there is some depth to this little girl from Amsterdam MARV I ' llANCKS CHONIN AK I Commercial Let us love while life is young. Klinira, N. Y. Ehnira Free Academy Marion, like most of us, i.s counting the days until September, hut for a reason very different from ours. Can you guess? We know she ' ll never neglect to write to us next year for the Post Office will he paramount in her thoughts at all times. The very best wishes of the Class of ' 2 , .Marion ! Chairman King and Pin Committee (2 yrs.) ; Vice-President Junior Year; President AK ' 25. Elizabeth A. DeLisle Saranae Lake. N . Y. Commercial ' I never with important air. In conversation overhear. A 8 Saranae Lake High School No, people, yOU ' re all wrong. Bud is not bashful. It is only her inherent modesty that gives her that appearance. Now and then she throws off ' her cloak of dignity and amuses us in class with her perfectly de — licious giggle. Treasurer A ©, ' 24. Hostel Hazel B. Drew Anne Commercial ' Lyydia Rich ford, Vt. The luck ' that 1 believe in, is that which comes with work. Delta Clinnian Itichford High School Though Hazel hails from the land of hayseeds and uin-rhewmj: she has shown VB thai she is a Vermonter in name only. Why. she would,. I think ol riding ... a Ford; !,, fact it took a Cadlllac-and  MAN — to please her in her Junior feat and she has hccome so blase now that she simply cannot he amused. Vice-President CliOtlian Sorority, ' 2 . Anne Gaiivky Duquette Platteburgh, N. Y. Commercial ' She is like Sterling that will stay When gold and silver melt away. D ' Youvillc Academy Her records show that Anne is our most intellectual Senior a most capable scholar and loyal Mend. We often wonder where she finds time to listen to all our troubles . and help us out of many difficulties. Athletic Council, Literary Editor GuMQUi, ' 23; Most Intellectual; Class History; Chairman Afoofa Club Committee; Valedictorian. Lyvd.a J. Kh.ckson AmoM ' N Y - Commercial Simplicity, not complexity, is the keynote to greatness. Ausable Forks High School I yvdia came to loin our class from Arnold Hill, a beautiful little village, somewhere between here and there. If the other six people in her home town are as well be- haved as our I.yydia, it must be a model place. Vice-President A 6, ' 84; Secretary A«6, ' 23. Lula E. Finioan Pittsburgh, N . Y. General The glory of life is to love, not to be loved, To give not to get, to serve not to be served. AK Pittsburgh High School The above, in Lula ' s case, means to love poetry, get all you can read of it, and serve it whenever the occasion demands. Lu is a firm believer in An apt quotation now and then, is relished by the best of men. ' Hut don ' t mistake our meaning — I.ula does love and give and serve in many ways and we sincerely hope Life ' s choicest gifts will come back to her. Assistant Literary Editor Cardinal, ' 25; President AK (1); Vice-President AK ' I (1); Grand Vice-President AK I , 1933-1934; Senior Delegate A K I Convocation. Pauline Janet Gailey Lafargeville, N. Y. Commercial I take Life as I find it, but I don ' t leave it so. Delta Clionian Clayton High School Northern Business School Here ' s the original Hard-hearted Hannah. Pauline is one of the most versatile girls in school. She has proved her worth many times during the past three years and ' 25 just wouldn ' t be complete without her. When you feel blue and a little off color just drop around to Punt ' s seat and she ' ll pep you up with a funny story or two. Assistant Literary Editor Cardinal, ' 21; President Clionian Sorority, ' 34; Treasurer Clionian Sorority, ' 25. Freda R. Goldman Plattsburgli, N. Y. Commercial Your natural lot is, therefore, to wait your turn and opportunity. A 9 Plattsburgli High School Freda has been one of the most studious members of our class throughout the course, at least if the number of books she took home each night can be taken as evidence. She has evidently been less of a believer in luck than most of us and we trust a large measure of success will be her reward. Dot ■■])„ ■ Dorothy Mildred Goodspeed Malone, N. Y. Commercial The secret Of success is constancy of purpose. Plattsburgh Norma] High School Few of us have taken Normal life and our studies more seriously than Dorothy. She has stuck to her work with most admirable persistence and we feel sure her efforts in the teaching field will meet with success. Mary Grimes Schaghticoke, N. Y. General You know I say just what I think and nothing more or less. Delta Clionian Meehanicville High School When we finished spelling the name of the county from which Mary hailed we were so out of hrcath that we were willing to concede that she isn ' t unusual without reason. Sincerity and frankness are her watchwords and here eyes, as clear and blue as those Irish lakes so dear to Mary ' s heart, unerringly mirror the purity and truth that is part of her. Most Dignified; Class Will; Athletic Council, ' 95j Recording Secretary Clionian Sorority. l. Dorothy Frances Henry Brooklyn, N. Y. Commercial I am resolved to grow fat, and look young ' till forty. Delta Clionian Erasmus Hall Dort came all the way from Noo Yawk ' ' to join our class and add honor to it. Dot ' s chief worry at Normal has been finding a man for the dances, but Lor ' Bless I ' s, we fail to find cause for the worry, for she ' s the one girl in school who always got one! We predict a brilliant and well deserved future for you, Dorothy! Recording Secretary Clionian Sorority, ' -2i. Sally Sarah E. Hof.max.v In land ' General ' Charlotte Saranac, X. Y. Oh, why should Life all labor be. Our Lady of Victory Academy Dominion College of Music She comes, she goes, we don ' t know when or where or how. She studies, too. But as we said before, we don ' t know when or where or how. Letters, letters, letters, she writes and writes — and we know when and where and how! Class Bluff. Marion J. Holland Plattsburghj N. V. Commercial ' If you would avoid trouble, always look for the funny side. of the question. Delta Cliorilan Plattsburgh High School Here ' s one of the old stand-bys of the Irish Brigade — the studious, industrious, over- worked Marion. Nonchalant, hlase, sangfroid, insouciant, only partially describe her. If ever anyone mastered the Art of Indifference, it ' s our Marion. Notwith- standing this fact, she has a certain tenacity of purpose that convinces us she will make a success of anything she attempts. Treasurer Clionian Sorority (1). Charlotte Hclihan Hoosick Falls, X. Y. Commercial I cannot say one thing and mean another. AK Hoosick Falls High School Everyone knows just what Charlotte thinks about her. She is perfectly frank and open in everything she does and we all agree that we need more of her kind. President AK . ' 2fi. Fran -Sylvia • ' Gladys Frances Mahv Johnson Mohawk, N. Y. Commercial The glass of fashion and the mould of form. AK Mohawk High School Lots of people say that they wouldn ' t know Fran unless they saw her in a Dodge sedan beside Johnny. This shows that she can ' t blame anyone for not speaking, when she Qccationaily walks down town. Treasurer AK (1); Best Dresser. Sylvia Johnson Jamestown. N. Y. Commercial Beautiful in form and feature. Lovely as the day. Can there be so fair a creature Formed of common clay? AK Jamestown High School Sylvia has been an inspiration to most of us throughout our three happy years together. With an unusual degree of common Sense and judgment, rare beauty, and a delightfully charming personality, she has endeared herself to every member of the Class of ' 25. Class Beauty; Secretary Athletic Association, ' 21; Editor-in-Chief Cardinal. ' 8 and ' 25; President AK , ' 24; Honor Student. Gladys E. Keddy General ' Gentle of speech, but absolute of rule. Champlain, N . Y. Champlain High School Gladys is one of those quiet unassuming girls who sits in class with an air of rapt attention and never misses a thing. She never bobbed her hair, as you can see for yourself. She told us she would never have it bobbed unless she went crazy, but from all indications another week of Juvenile Literature would have accomplished what Dame Fashion, with all her wiles, had failed to effect. Eif -X a nil Dizzy Catherine Kii-ev Peekskill, N. Y. Commercial The heart that is truly happy never grows old. Delta CHoilian Drum Hill Kit ' s greatest faculty seems to he that of making friends easily and of keeping them. From the moment she landed in Normal she has had the welfare of the young a1 heart and has carefully guided several promising youngsters along the straight and narrow. Here favorite song this year has been, Charley. My Boy, and while our intention is not to cause you any emharrassnient. may we ask you Kit, Does Charley know that you like to Tinker ' around Fords? Most Popular; Assistant Editor-in-Chief Cardixai.. ' . ' ,  ; Secretary Clionian Sorority, 34; Secretary Class Junior Year: Vice-President Clionian Sorority (1). Norma Kohl Newburgh, N. Y. Commercial Never miss a joy in this world of trouhle — that ' s my theory. AM ' Newburgh Free Academy Norma ' s looks aren ' t deceiving. She is just another of our optimists and she never trouhles trouble ' til trouble troubles her, and even then she won ' t let it get the best of her. Corresponding Secretary AK«I , ' 35; Treasurer AK«I . ' -H. Iva LaRoe Ticondcroga. N. Y. General Remember the steam kettle: tho ' up to its neck In hot water it still continues to sing. A 9 Ticondcroga High School Iva is a spell-binder; she talks so fa st no ear can follow, except Daddy ' s, but that doesn ' t matter, she talks on and on, talking for its own sake. You might think from her growing girth that she lives to eat, but the truth is she eats to live — and talk. Treasurer A 8 (I). Foster ■■ll l u Foster W. Loso Plattsburgh, N. Y. Commercial Nothing is so difficult but it may be found out by seeking. Plattsburgh High School Headers— allow us to present Foster, the living question murk. He can ask more questions in a minute than most of us could answer in a lifetime. Hut, lies a hustler and his untiring efforts have been responsible for the success of many school activi- ties which would otherwise have been doomed to failure. Though he may appear a hit self-centered at times, be has some grounds, for most of the pood things he says about himself are true. That ' s more than some of us can say. Manager Baketball, ' 34j Art Editor Cardinal, ' - ' +; Business Manager Caiidinai., ' 85; Chair- man Mid-year nance. ' 83; Chairman Freshman Prom. ' 33? Chairman Afoota ClUD Com- mittee (lj; Manager Facing the Music ; Class Booster; Honor Student. Genevieve T. Lyons Valcour, N. Y. Commercial The smallest factory sometimes has the biggest whistle. Plattsburgh High School Gen proves the saving that good tilings come in small packages. She helieves in having a reason for everything she does, and that reason is, heeause it is right. Helen McCaffrey Hoosick Falls, N. Y. General She works while others plan to work. Hoosick Falls High School Here wc have a modern Diana, Strong and sure in body and mind. Helen has two failings and Juvenile Literature is both of them. And in that connection. Helen, wc mighi remind you that the only thing that can cheat some p eople out of the last word is an echo. ' N ' uff said ! Basketball Team (3 yrs.); Most Athletic; Honor Student. ■M ' irii Beltn BUem Mahv McCaiitiiy Elmira. N. Y, Delta Clionian Commercial Too true to flatter and too kind to sneer. Elmira Free Academy Mary ' s smile and sunny disposition have won her a host of loyal friends at Normal, who are confident of her success in her chosen profession. Mary has the distinction of being the only one in the class who can calm the stormy ' Magpie ' when she gets on a rampage. Treasurer Clionian Sorority (1); N ice-President Clionian Sorority (1); Grand Vice-President Clionian Sorority (1). Helen McChea General True to her work, her word, and her friends. To live more than a mile from school and never — what, never? No, never, not once, ride on the trolley car, is a record of endurance that anyone might be proud to have. Our hats are off to you, Helen! She persevered not alone in walking, but in every subject in the school curriculum. More power to her! Champlain, N. l . Eileen McGauli.kv Plattsburgh, N. Y. Commercial Wit is the lightning of the mind; the cayenne of conversation. AK Plattsburgh High School Eileen has spent most of her time in Normal defending her size and nationality, and to say she has done hoth only half explains it. She claims the Irish are the Best People On Earth, and if you care to he convinced, simply put in a word of protest to her and you will be completely swamped by her limitless vocabulary of appropriate adjectives, which have the implicit power of conveying her meaning in a few, well- chosen words. Besides mastering the Art of Sarcasm, this little Miss has, by her ready wit, saved many a flat situation for us during our sojourn at P. S. N. S. Wittiest; Joke Editor Cardinal, 25; Treasurer AK (1); Vice-President AK (I). -.1 aggie ■■lied Gen Margaret Mary McGhaw I,i(,n N - Y - Commercial •Tel rather be right than ho President. _ „ .... . I on Hifih School Delta l lionian Bless the child! She ' s always right! Why, she says so herself, and surely •- ' 5 hasn ' t yet produced a member to dispute her. Argument is her fort She .nay believe every word you say, but she just can ' t agree with you on general principles. Neverthe- less, we ' ve aiwavs found Magpie a (rood, sociable classmate and we give her her own way whenever there is a question of a doubt, thus avoiding the possibility of being shoved through B window. (Page Helen Spencer!) Class Pessimist; Corresponding Secretary Clionian Sorority (1). Hannah E. Marvin Walton N Y ' Commercial Happy am I: from care I ' m free! Why aren ' t they all contented like me? Walton High School AK4 Here ' s another of our musically inclined young ladies. She is very Frank in say- ing she prefers a piano. We are very sure that her high-pitched giggling is accom- panied to perfection. Genevieve E. Mii.vo 1{  ' - N y - Commercial Her smile was like a rainbow flashing from a misty sky. ' A K Home Free Academy When Gen came to Normal she brought a smile with her, and that same old smile has been with her ever since. Ambition might lie light and airy with some, but not so with Gen Her ambition is to condense and to can .sunshine, have a sublimating factory and get the government to buy over all the rights. How did you hit the exam, ' Gen? All right, is the proverbial answer. Gen ' s side lines are Counting Calories and trying to resist bean sandwiches. Class Optimist. ■Mary M. Helen -Margie Mary V. Mohiiissey Vonkers. N. Y. Commercial Common sense is an uncommon, degree of what the world calls wisdom. AK Yonkers High School Mary hails from next-to-the-largest-city-in-the-world, Yonkers. She has experienced many handicaps, in the way of illness, during the course, hut has always come back with renewed ] c] and has shown us what a real student can do in overcoming obstacles. Helen Nohtiirop Motsseau Newburgh, N. Y. ' General ' We may live without friends. We may live without books; But civilized man Cannot live without cooks. Delta Clionian Newburgh Free Academy To look at that girlish face, who would imagine that Helen has taken to herself the burden, responsibilities, and liabilities to have and to hold of the marital state. One wouldn ' t; but we must confide that the girl is a married lady. The best wishes of vour class, Helen, go with you on the great adventure. Athletic Council. ' 33j Chairman Invitation Committee; President Clionian Sorority, ' 24, ' - ' i; Vice-President Clionian Sorority, ' 24j Most Sentimental; Honor Student. Marguerite Mae Murray Plattslmrgh. N. Y. General Politeness is to do and say. The kindest things in the kindest way. A 6 Plattslmrgh High School Seemingly, politeness is the cornerstone on which Marguerite has built the Structure of her Hfe. She has thank you ' d, if you please ' d and I beg your pardon ' d her way through Normal and we do not exaggerate when we say we believe she could show Emily Post a few tricks in the great game of etiquette. ' Kay Maty O. Elnora, N. Y. Evelyn Nash General She that was ever fair and never proud; Had ton)me at will and yet was never loud. Mechanicsville High School No, friends, this is not a walking advertisement for the world-renowned Webster ' s (Dictionary), hut our little first grade substitute. Unfortunately, the Children in the Primary (Trade are too young to know about Webster and our free advice to you, Ev, is to switch to the Intermediate or Grammar grades, where the use of Webster ' s is a daily habit. Most Sincere; President AK , ' 84; Recording Secretary AK , ' SSj Vice-President AK , ' 34. Katiiehine A. O ' Connell Plattsburgh, N. Y. General ' With Such a comrade, such a friend. We fain would walk ' til journey ' s end. AK [) Plattsburgh High School The grace and gayety of our Kay has given her a sunny place in the hearts of all students. Her profession has been well selected, because what she tenches others, she is herself. That she will be an inspiration to those she must guide, is the firm belief of her classmates. Class Dancer; Basketball (3 yrs.). Manager (iirls ' Team (1); Athletic Council (1); Literary Editor Cardinal. ' 34; Assistant Literary Editor Cardinal, ' . ' ; Junior Delegate AK I Convocation ; Salutatorian. Mary O ' Sullivan Newburgh, N. Y. Commercial And still they gazed, and still their wonder grew. That one small head could carry all she knew. £gg Newburgh Free Academy Mary comes from Newburgh, the town the Hudson Hiver flows past It didn ' t take us long to discover that Normal and the Com ' l course held no terrors for Mary, whose splendid record here is but the continuation of that begun in high school. We sug- gest, Mary O, that you leave the present Junior Class a small portion of your knowl- edge of Accounting, as a starter for them next year. Athletic Council, ' 34; Assistant Editor-in-Chief Cardinal. ' 35; Secretary Senior Class; Treasurer AK (1); Ivy Oration; Honor Student. m Hazel Dutch Hazel Pecotte Pittsburgh, N. Y. Commercial Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. _ K l Plattsburgn High School It is Hazel ' s smile that will help to pilot her through all Life ' s difficulties. We have no doubt that is the reason why Art prefers her to the rest of us. Evelyn M. Pettexgill Ilion, N . Y. Commercial A little nonsense, now and then. Is relished by the best of men. Delta Clionian Hion High School This little verse lias been Pafs stand-by ever since she came to Normal. She simply cawn t be serious. And really it doesn ' t pay, when a delightfully musical giggMT is capable of captivating the heart of a banker or of making it possible to get bifr feeds at small Coste. Class Cut Up; Class Mementoes; Treasurer Clionian Sorority (1). Adolf W. Pfisterer Hyde Park, N. Y. Commercial I am not in the roll of common men. Poughkeepsie High School It is reported from the farm that when Adolf was five years old, he figured out the number of shingles and cost for one of the ancestral castles. From that time on he has been engaged in mathematical calculations and other studies. Adolf works on the theory that Abe Lincoln was born on a farm, Why can ' t I do as lie:- He also bears the distinction (?) of being the only eligible, unattached man in the Senior Class. We wonder why? Basketball. ' S4{ Chairman Cap and Gown Committee; Class Treasurer, ' jM and Honor Student. Ph ppi Maty 1 ■Rock C.vn i Kit ink A. Phillips Delta Clionlan Peekskill, N. Y. Commercial ' She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant too, to think on. Drum Hill High School, Peekskill, N. Y. Phipps came to Normal, prepared to not like it a hit — and changed her mind. Three years ago she wouldn ' t have (riven the town nor the people in it a tumble. Today, she swears by both, and we hardly blame her. Seldom have we found Phipps in bad humor— she is usually just Bub (hling) over with enthusiasm and good nature. Most Original; Class Prophecy; Corresponding Secretary Clionian Sorority (1). Mahy H. Powers Cadyville, N. Y. General Oh, this learning! What a thing it is! Plattshurgh High School Mary came to us from the greatest village in the I ' nion— to hear her tell it! She takes life very seriousl y and will never admit she has passed a test until the marks are published. But, nevertheless, a grin that Is inevitable and a multitude of other winninir Ways have endeared her to the hearts of the Class of 1925. Aileen H. Rockwell AK General Ilowe ' er it be, it seems to me ■Tis only noble to be GOOD! Rouses Point. N. Y. Houses Point High School Like Caesar of old. it may he said of Aileen, Veni; villi: vici! From up near the border she came, she saw the way to be Good, and she conquered at least one of the Good things in life. If in future years she can sway a class of children as she has the cheering section, she promises to he a successful teacher. Athletic Council, ' 21; Joke Editor Cardinal, ' 34 and .5: President AK I , ' 23; Cheer Leader; Class Will; Most Attractive; Hono r Student. Put Bernie Judy Rita M. Rooney West Chazy, N. Y. General Her modest looks the cottage might adorn. Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. AK ' I Plattsburfrh High School She wouldn ' t want this repeated, but just between us, we understand that Pat has no objection to Dusty Uhoades as long as she is riding in Steve ' s pood-looking red ear. We also can vouch for the fact that Pat could draw a road map of Clin- ton County with her eyes shut. It will be no effort for her to teach Geography, travel is her middle name. President AK4 , ' 54. Bernice M. Sheffield Glens Falls, N. Y. General Wearing all that weight of learning lightly like a flower. AK St. Mary ' s Academy Here ' s one at least who is never at a loss for an answer of some sort or other. While the rest of us are shaking in our seats and trying our best to look inconspicuous to avoid being called upon, Bernice takes life easy with a formula guaranteed to answer any question. If pressed for an answer, Bernice always falls hack on the old standby and promptly replies, Why, because Mr. Smith says so. Most Ambitious; Recording Secretary AK , ' 3 ; Honor Student. Julia Shufelt Gloversville, N. Y. Commercial Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others. Delta Clionian Gloversville High School All year long we ' ve wondered who the John was that Judy was always raving about. Don ' t be alarmed, dear readers, he is very harmless — I ' ve discovered that. Age, just 18 months. However, don ' t he misled by this statement, for Judy can handle them older and bigger than he. (For further particulars, inquire of diet !) Most Enthusiastic; Clinonian History; President Clionian Sorority; Senior Reception Com- mittee; Recording Secretary Clionian Sorority: Treasurer Clionian Sorority; Honor Student. ■■Sorrelli Speiice Hal Laura M. Sorrell Ausablc Forks. N. Y. Commercial By her piggle. shall ye know her. AK Ausable Forks High School We are sure that she isn ' t as indifferent as she appears. Some say that she doesn ' t Carey her feelings on her sleeve. Helen Spencer Rochester, N. Y. Commercial Only one ' Hay ' of hope; Just one little Hay ' . AK4 , East High School Helen looks dignified, but she isn ' t, really, when you know her. Lately, she has been singing quite a little and her favorite note seems to be the second on the scale (Hay). Harold H. Stratton Pittsburgh, N. Y. Commercial You may relish him more in the soldier than in the scholar. Pittsburgh High School Strat is known to all the girls in Normal and to most of the other people, too, through liis antics on the basketball court. Oh, my! Besides his beloved pastimes of Studying and dancing, Harold often gets a hankering to practice bis oratorical genius, and from his ability to hurl invectives and fearless reproach upon the wicked we think that he should have studied to be a lawyer, or better yet, a reformer. We look forward to the day when Hal shall have created a school for Bakers with himself as chief instructor. Basketball (-2 vrs.); Athletic Council (- yrs.); Assistant Business Manager Cardinal. ' M and ' - . ; Chairman Afoofa Club Committee (1); Junior Prom Committee, ' Si; Baseball, •2Sj Class Musician; Charge to Juniors; Facing the Music ; Co-writer, Ain ' t You Ashamed ; Honor Student. Sully ■■Mirkei Twin M. Kathryn Sullivan Elmira, N. Y. Commercial Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature ' s chief masterpiece is writing well. Delta Clionian Kliuira Free Academy Sully has Beahen one of our hist pals and most willing workers during our three years at Normal. She never refuses to lend a helping hand and is always around when there ' s any work to he done. Alumnae Editor Cardinal, ' 34 and ' - ' 5; Corresponding Secretary, Clionian Sorority, ' 24; Treasurer Clionian Sorority, ' 25j Honor Student. Mercedes V. Tierney Hornell, N. Y. Commercial But what she doth at first intend. That she holds (irmly to the end. . K I Hornell High School This little verse only partially describes the tenacity of purpose and strength Of will power which Mickey possesses. She has always been a loyal supporter of ' 25, of P. S. X. S., and even of the hoys ' basketball team. Best All Around; Class Prophecy; Corresponding Secretary, AK I (1); Honor Student. I. ii. Penelope Wagemaker East Williamson, N. Y. Commercial Hope against hope and ask till you receive. Delta Clionian Ca .enovia Seminary It took us so long to figure out which one of the twins I.ila was that when we finally decided definitely and to our own satisfaction that she was the other one, we had forgotten what we were going to say about her. Just as the light was beginning lo dawn upon us she asked another question and made us more confused than ever. Wagie Webbie Li-la M. Wagemakbh East Williamson, N. Y. Commercial Five minutes; I have been five minutes too late all my life long. Delta Clionian Cazenovia Seminary Vbout nine o ' clock of a morning you may meet a serious looking Stude walking eisurelv across the campus asking. Has the eight o ' clock hell rung yet:- That ' s .ula. Hut although she partakes rather freely of the fountain of sleep, she is Aboul leisurely Lula. always awake enough to ask questions. And as a certain learned professor might add, Psychologically speaking we arc never really awake anyway. G. Havward Webster North Hillsdale. N. Y. Commercial I ne ' er eould any lustre see In cms thiil would not smile on me. Rye High School Wcbbie ' s first aim when he entered Normal was to look sufficiently collegiate to attract the fair sex. Once that job was nicely accomplished, he settled down to a rather serious sort of life, his favorite topic of discussion being motor cars. He is well versed in I lie merits of a Nash. Basketball (3 vrs.); Captain Basketball, 84j President Athletic Association, ' 34 and ' 25; Athletic Editor C ' ahihxai., ' 3+ and ' . ' .5; Secretary Freshman Class; Baseball, ' 33; Or- chestra; Co-worker, Ain ' t You Ashamed ; Class Oration. .1. Francis Gallagher Detroit, Mich. Commercial Pep? Why that ' s bis middle name! Fan liked the bunch so well that even though he left us this year and taught, he Simply couldn ' t resisl reluming to graduate with us. A ten minute talk with Fan «t any time Is a sure chaser for the blues. And bow he Do play the piano! Business Manager Cardinal, ' 3 1 Facing the Music ; Professor Pepp. CLASS SONQ Tunc: Mother Maciiree There ' s a spot that we love in tlic valley Champlain It ' s our own normal school; P. S. N. S. by name. There ' s a place in our mem ' ries, our lives that you hold, No one can dispel it ; ' tis more precious than gold. As comrades together of Class ' 25. To ever be loyal, we always will strive. And our colors, we ' ll always defend, staunch and true; The green and the gold, ' tis nature ' s fair hue. Every trial and care in the school days of yore, Was made bright by our friendships that ' ll last ever more, And by teachers who helped us in attaining our height, And whose wise counsel has guided us right. Chorus Yes, we love you, P. S. N. S., To us, you ' re most dear, As the three years together we ' ve spent toiling here. Now our steps leave these portals, New paths to pursue And all our successes we ' ll attribute to you. H. Mousseau. CLASS HISTORY Not who you are. but what you are. When any class reaches its senior year, although it is in many respects like all other senior classes, still it invariably has some one characteristic distinguishing it from all others. Some classes have left a record of high scholarship ; some were eminent in athletics, some in literary pursuits; some are noted for originality in establishing school customs, some for perversity in disregarding them; some for this, and some for that. But of all the senior classes that have come to our notice, we believe none can claim to have had more distinguishing characteristics than the present one. It has been well said that, No man ever wrote his own biography without omitting nine-tenths of the most important materials; so do not expect to find in the following more than a fragmentary recital of the manifold adventures, contests, and triumphs of the Class of ' 25. It is now three years since, as timid Freshmen, we first approached this dear old school in the fall of ' 22 and entered its sacred portals, at a time when the affairs of the school had a discouraging aspect, and the faculty were beginning to feel that unless some new life and vigor were instilled into the student body, the dear Alma Mater would sink into insignificance. We, the Class of 1925, appeared just in time and proved to be the very element that was necessary. From the time that we began our course, things changed. Perhaps, in our tender Freshman year, we could not be described as the finest class that ever entered an American institution of learning. but we were a class of 81 intelligent and enthusiatic students of which any school might well be proud. The Class of ' 28 were much surprised to find that we possessed sufficient initia- tive to organize as a class and elect our officers, without suggestion from them. What better selection could we have made than that of Francis Brennan, as Presi- dent? Has he not been the envy of all other classes? The other officers elected at this, our first meeting, were: Irene Raeicot. Vice-President; Ileyward Webster, Secretary; and Maude Hayes, Treasurer. Reluctantly granting us credit for this much pep, they imagined that all would end with this first outburst. But what a surprise was in store for them ! One demonstration of our superiority and preeminence followed another and each Senior became convinced that the Class of ' 25 was one to be respected, even by the Class of ' 23. The innocent removal of the Senior banner by a member of our class, with the excitement that followed, brings back to all of us memories of that night when the Senior boys, overconfident and presuming, attempted to prevent the male members of our class from attending their own dance. Their failure to more than delay them for an hour or so stung bitterly, but they were learning by sad experience that we were by far the mightier of the two. Christinas vacation came as a pleasant break in the heavy program we were carrying. Our scholarship bad become a source of wonder to the faculty. So. the trivial mid-year quizzes ' ' which we. took, as a matter of course, upon our return from the holidays held no terror for us. We enjoyed to the utmost the annual mid-year dance which followed these unimportant tests. Then came many exciting times on the basketball court, with the members of our Class adding glory to our name. How we dreaded leaving the Class of ' 23, when finally June rolled around. We had come to appreciate their good (joints and a certain strong friendship had grown up between us. But after bidding many reluctant farewells we left to spend a few short weeks at home. Vacation passed quickly and when we gathered in Normal Hall on a sunnv September morniiig in l!)2. ' i. we faced an entering class of nearly a hundred inex- perienced, undisciplined Freshmen. What a task lay before us, to educate and uplift this unpraetiecd mob. Hut, with our own ranks somewhat reduced, we set about our unpleasant duty. Though we were in reality but Juniors, we had ac- quired such prestige that the title of Senior was used with reference to us by every Freshman and even by the Faculty. Early in September we held our first class meeting and expressed our con- fidence in Mr. Brennan ' s guidance by reelecting him President of our class. The other officers elected were: Mary Cronin, Vice-President; Katherine Kiley, Secretary; and Adolf Pfistercr, Treasurer. With the business affairs of the class settled, we proceeded to show the Class of 26 (who, by the way, tried to call themselves Juniors) the proper method of conducting a Color Day program. We sang our song and gave our yells with such enthusiasm that the so-called Juniors were compelled to set in wide-eyed and open-mouthed wonder at our pep. The two months that preceded our mid-year exams were rather quiet ones. We were Juniors and had acquired an air of solemn dignity quite in keeping with our importance in the world. Our mid-year dance, which was held on the evening of February 8th, was the. same brilliant affair that the preceding one had been. But long weeks of hard work were doomed to follow this pleasant event and Easter vacation found most of us sadly in need of a rest. After ten exciting days at home, we returned again to Normal to be bored to death by the underclassmen until June. Surprising as it may seem, we had learned to tolerate their presence by that time, and in the three short weeks which were left to us in June, were crowded many festivities in which both classes participated. Of course, it must not be supposed that we could allow them to accompany us when the entire Senior Class made a visit to the Miner Farm in Chazy on the 3rd of June. They must wait another long year for that opportunity. However, on the 4th and 5th of June, the classes did unite and give the annual interelass play, Facing the Music, which was a pronounced success. Again we got together and spent an enjoyable evening with our friends the Juniors on June 6th, when a formal dance was held in the gym. The following day both classes thoroughly en joyed a trip to Burlington on the steamer Vermont. The time of patting was drawing near and we were forced to admit that the Juniors weren ' t such a bad sort after all. Surely, we would miss them during the summer. But vacation wasn ' t as everlasting as we thought it would be and September of this year found the. Class of ' 23 with a double burden on their hands — the re- sponsibility of the Junior Class and a heartfelt interest in the welfare of the Freshmen. Our first act upon returning was to elect officers. Again we entrusted the leadership of our class to Mr. Brennan and chose Helen Ausman, Vice-President; Mary O ' Sullivan, Secretary; and Adolf Pfisterer, Treasurer. But business affairs must be put aside and some entertainment offered the underclassmen. So, on September 19th, the Senior Class entertained the school at a party. On September 28th, Mr. Thompson kindly consented, at the unanimous solicita- tion of the Senior Class, to be in name what he had always been in practice, their Faculty Advisor. Our Senior year has been rather a quiet one. We have risen to the respon- sibility of leadership in all things. We have, when occasion demanded, attempted to show our underclassmen the light. By our example, they have learned to no longer dread examinations, but ratheij to master the work and have, no fears. We have made many dear friends during our stay here from whom we dislike to part. The Class of ' 25 must leave unwritten much that would add to its already famous name. What remains unsaid will become prominent in your minds whenever memories of our years together flood upon you. We, as individual members of the Class of ' 25, go into Life ' s great battle, sworn to keep kindled in our hearts all those fond memories which were gathered here. Let us always strive to remember that — There ' re no roads like the old roads When other roads are rough; There ' re no songs like the old songs, When of jazz you ' ve had enough; There ' re no places like the old ones, Where skies arc always blue — No friends arc like the old friends To tell your troubles to. And out of all the old roads One favorite will remain. And out of all the old songs There ' ll linger one refrain. One place, of all the places, Will stand Time ' s grilling test, But out of all the old friends. Class friends are always best ! Anne G. Duotette. CHARQE TO THE JUNIORS W e shall turn the time-worn pages in our book, of memories back to a Wednes- day morning in September, 1923. Well it is that we Seniors remember that day. It seemed Nature had done her utmost to make it as beautiful and pleasing as possible. But Nature was decisively defeated in her purpose by the unearthly and sinister air of mystery and unrest which prevailed within the confines of this building. In- termittently our attention would bo distracted by the sudden appearance of one wild-eyed, terror-stricken individual after another wearing a facial expression which bore the immaterial label LOST. There was no end to their numbers and their tear stained faces all looked alike — expressionless and dumb. Every time one of them would nod his head in reply to a question we could hear it rattle. As you have already concluded, these were the future candidates for the present Junior Class. The spectacle which they presented besides being pathetic was also amusing. Some of the boys still wore knee pants, while several of the female representatives were yet in the pig-tail stage. Of course we Seniors realized the responsibility which fate had so heartlessly wished upon us. There you were, Juniors — poor, bewildered, unsophisticated, homesick children — fresh off the farm — thrust upon us devoid of even the slightest intimation of intelligence. That afternoon we gave you a little entertainment and dance, at which we began to discover several of your many shortcomings and during which time we consoled you with words of wisdom and encouraged you to bear up and carry on. We even took some of you out evenings in an endeavor to improve you, but you were irreparable. Well, as you know, you stumbled along forever, but never retrieving yourselves. We placed our trust in the proverb, Where there ' s life there ' s hope. You were an eternal question mark, but like the learned judges of yore, we patiently with- stood your meaningless onslaught with the faint hope that perhaps eventually you would become endowed with at least a few of the simple rudiments of common sense. But alas! upon this eve of our departure from you, we find you I may say, sunken even deeper into the depths of degradation and despair — retrograding rather than progressing. Your first public demonstration of gross ignorance was witnessed when you attempted to elect your class officers before you had even become acquainted with each other, knowing not what you were doing or why you wi re doing it, but as in all your fruitless endeavors — making a big noise all over nothing at all. Of course you had seen how simply and successfully this act had been accomplished by your Seniors and arrogantly seeking to duplicate, you greatly misjudged your own ability and reaped only the unwelcome fruits of mis judgment. But your representatives were only typical of the body which they represented. This fact was borne out very plainly when on one fine morning the members of the Senior Class entertained you during assembly period with their class song and cheers. You sat there in dismay with open, but silent mouths, presenting a living proof of the old maxim, Ignorance is bliss. You had no song, you had no cheer, you had no life — you were dead, but you were contented. The only apparent sign of life which you displayed was manifested by the hearty applause which you so unwillingly accorded us. Tour months afterward you emerged temporarily from your state of coma with a second-hand excuse for a class song which proved to be nothing short of a real good farce. It was afterward rumored that several chords other than the original lost chord were missing in that so-called song. At this point you began to seriously recognize your inferiority and like the vanquished champion of old you began to resort to lower things. Not knowing any better you ridiculed our class colors of green and gold. Colors which are sig- nificant of everything that is beautiful and desirable. Nature surrounds you with green as her predominating and choicest color, while all of you are fruitlessly pur- suing the gold of the world which will forever be a rainbow to you. Do you remember the results of your first examinations? About mid-year, thank God, several of your would-be promulgators of learning took a permanent leave of absence from our institution. Their judgment, however, greatly surpassed that of you who remained. They at least realized their hopeless plight. And do you remember that disgraceful beating you received at the hands of our girls ' basketball team? Meagre as the number of our boys was, we gave you a very interesting battle. After a while you were bent upon giving a dance and, as was anticipated, it was a howling failure. It was such a dolefully formal affair that all that was lacking to make it a complete funeral was the corpse and even that might have been discovered among your numbers upon closer examination. In June we showed you once more how to put on a successful dance and banquet. Some people profit by their mistakes, but in you this quality has forever been missing. September, 192-1, came as scheduled and, as was to be expected, we found you more degenerated and more hopeless than ever. You immediately set about to win the good-will of the Freshman Class and oh ! what a mess you made of it. It got so that the less they saw of you the better it was for your general welfare and as for associating themselves with you in any way — never in their estimation would be entirely too soon. This year as in the preceding year we were on hand first again with our class song and colors and, in accordance with all precedents and regulations of the institution, we rendered it here in this auditorium in the. presence of Dr. Hawkins and the faculty. What did you Juniors attempt to do? Seeing that you were defeated officially you attempted to go in some remote corner of the building and hold your own exercises all by yourself in an unofficial manner and expected to get away with it. but you were soon dispersed. As in all matters of any importance which have been performed here during the past three years, we led and you followed blindly on. Following our program you stood up very boldly and foolishly imagined that for once you were going to be able to answer us. How did you feel when the Seniors began to pass out printed copies of your class song and yells to the entire school and faculty? And what an appropriate setting your original copy and stencil made as it hung draped in mourning here on this rostrum. You certainly covered yourselves with glory that day. so completely so that you made yourselves invisible for some time afterward. For your class colors, I would suggest a piece of deep mourning to be securely bound and worn about tbe head so as to obscure the entire face from public exposure. The Freshmen, always alert as they are, immediately appreciated this humorous situation and acknowledged their apprecia- tion by promptly delivering to you the royal razz. Right here the Freshmen openly declared themselves. They have from the beginning been our sincere friends and supporters and, as I have said in effect before, loved you like a dog loves his fleas. Now I have recalled but a few of the many outstanding demonstrations of your absolute and undisputed inability to carry on here in this institution where we leave off. You have been unsuccessful in everything you have undertaken. Look at yourselves, if you can stand the sight. Look back at your past deeds, now imagine if possible that you have a future. What ' s to become of you? That is one question which we believe has no answer. Not even Mephistopheles himself could answer that. You have never evidenced any intent or purpose in life during your sojourn in Plattsburgh State Normal School. In looking over the annals of this institution I have not been able to find one class which could be com- pared to you in illiteracy, arrogance, incompetency or stupidity. Fine professional qualifications they are, but they are all that you possess. It is with the deepest and most sincere regret that we leave you to rely upon your own initiatives in the future, such thoughts in our minds reflect only fatal and premature ends. And the most that I can say to you in parting is to place your trust in God and with the sympathetic guidance of the present Freshman Class strive at least to carry on. Harold H. Stratton. PRESIDENTS ADDRESS Classmates, schoolmates, members of the faculty, parents and friends. There comes a time in everyone ' s life when a decision must be made, and to the members of this class, that time occurred a few years ago, when we decided to come to the State Normal School. For some reason or reasons perhaps unknown to us now, we were instilled with the desire, to become artists. Not mere players in clay, nor dabbers in paint, but real artists. For after all are not teachers, the moulders and builders of human character, the greatest of artists? Do they not deal with and work with the most valued and delicate of raw materials, the children of the nation? Can you imagine anything of greater importance than proper training for the young people of our country? If the present generation had been fortunate enough to have had better training in the home and in the school this period of crime and de- generation would never have, existed. So with some or all of these points in mind we have decided to take up the teaching profession, and endeavor in our own small way to help save the nation from rotting at its very core. It is not this class, nor its individual members, who are to be congratulated today, for our work has just begun, and our success or failure is yet to be determined. Much praise and many congratulations are due to our dear-beloved parents, who through many years have worked and suffered that we might have a better chance. And in some Future day may they glory in our success. In sending forth this praise and thanks we should certainly make a grave error if we failed to direct much of this just credit to our dearest friends, our worthy teachers, who are in the real sense of the word artists, for did they not take us as raw material and prepare us for teaching; and certainly no finer finished product has ever been turned out than the Class of 1925. Juniors, upon our departure from this school we gladly give over to you the leadership of all class and school affairs, for we feel that a greater and truer friend- ship never existed between classes. Freshmen, you are no longer considered fresh, because no class could possibly continue in such a state and, at the same time, stay under the same roof with us. your upperclassmen. Classmates as this is the last time we will meet in an informal manner. I wish to thank you for the honor you have bestowed upon me in giving me the chance to serve you for three years as President of our Class. As a farewell wish, may we all in this world of ours, rise, RISE to the top. and May the obstacles we meet Serve us not as defeat, But as stepping stones On which we rise to higher thrones. M. FlIANCIS BlIEfJNAN. CLASS PROPHECY This is Station P. S. N. S. broadcasting from Plattsburgh, New York, with a program given by the members of the Class of ' 25. It was impossible to get many of the members at this station so some of the program is to be relayed from other stations through this station. The first number on our program is a piano solo by Mr. Harold Stratton entitled, I Want A Little Girl Who Can Sew and ' Bake ' . Miss Sarah Hofmanil will give us a little of her valuable advice on How to Vamp, and it seems very fitting to have an address by Mrs. Helen Mousseau on How To Hold A Man After You Get Him. The following telegram has just been received by us: Miss Hazel Pecotte is greatly worried by the disappearance of Miss Eileen McGaulley. The two ladies were returning from the ' Art ' Galleries in New York and Miss McGaulley (on account of her immense size) was lost in the subway. No trace of her has been found. All communications should be addressed to Miss Hazel Pecotte, 19 Morn- ingside Drive, New York City. Miss Aileen Rockwell will now favor us with a solo entitled, I Want to Be a Good Girl. Miss Lula Finigan who has been very active in the Junior High School movement will give a short talk on What the Junior High School Means to Us. Miss Catherine Phillips, a partner of the famous Maurice, will give us a brief talk on How to Tango. As a special feature this evening we will broadcast the cast of a Broadway hit, entitled, Modern Marriage. featuring Mary Cronin as the Contented House- wife, Frances Johnson as the Domineering Spouse, Pat Pettengill as the Vamp, Sylvia Johnson as the Family Adviser, Judy Shufelt as the Nursemaid, Francis Brennan as the Divorce Lawyer, Foster I.oso as the Model Husband, and Kit Kiley and Mary O ' Sullivan as the Mischievous Cherubs. The next number will be a series of the latest song hits: Put Away a Little It ay of Sunshine, by Helen Spencer. Listen Lester, by Pauline Gailey. Down by the O-H-I-O, by Norma Kohl. I Wonder What ' s Become of William, by Peg Carroll. A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way, by Betty Crawford. Marion Holland and Charlotte Hulihan, editors of The Town Gossip, wish to announce the following news items : The Wagemaker Twins are conducting an establishment called The Question Box. with branches in all large cities. All information and news eagerly sought. Miss Dot Henry is conducting an agency to help needy girls secure eligible men for all social functions. Margaret McGraw is a successful saleslady and demonstrator for a lotion called How to Keep a Sweet Disposition. Mary McCarthy is featuring in Noise, which is playing on Broadway. Sully has just had her book, Odes to a Flapper, published. This is symbolic of the frivolous streak Sully acquired during her last few weeks at Normal. Bernice Sheffield and Mary Powers are still in Cadyville, we wonder why? Gladys Keddy is running a boarding and rooming house for all P. S. N. S. teachers at Beacon and we understand there is quite a waiting list. Are the rules strict, Gladys? Miss Elina Anson and Miss Alberta Chase are still teaching school, but we under- stand that Elma is seriously considering giving up teaching, is that so, Eluia? Helen McCrea, Iva LaRoe and Marguerite Murray are still working hard and we extend our best wishes to them. Helen McCaffrey is touring the country with her girls ' basketball team, which has a long trail of victories due to Helen ' s efficient coaching. Bertha Bullis is now editor of Snappy Stories. Lyydia Erickson and Elizabeth DeLisle are keeping as good track of each other as they ever did. We are relaying from Station N-E-W-S an invitation from Laura Sorrell and Hannah Marvin, owners of Stroll Inn, to all the members of the Class of ' 25 to a reunion of the class to be held April 1. Adm ission $2.00 and at least three topics of Scandal. G. Hayward Webster has taken over control of the Nash Corpora- tion and wishes all his old friends to call on him. Francis Gallagher is with us again and will render a piano solo, entitled, I ' ll Always Come Back. Mary Grimes will deliver an address on How to Acquire Dignity. Stand by for a minute ! The static is so loud that we cannot broadcast. Here we are again, the static turned out to be Rita Rooney coming up to the sending station in Steve ' s flivver. She was in a hurry because she had to meet the train that Kay O ' Connell came on from New York. We arc in receipt of telegram from other members of the Class. The first one reads: I am enjoying the program immensely with my ' Honeycomb-Coyle ' set. (Signed) Mini Anderson. Another says that Gen Lyons is running a chicken farm at Valeour. Another saying that Mary Morrissey has endowed a hospital in Plattsburgh to care for Normal girls when they are ill. Freda Goldman is a successful business woman, her enormous income being due to her Psychology of Business, Mickey Tierney is now Dean of P. S. N. S. and the others who have positions there are: Adolf Pristerer, Head of the Commercial Department; Gen Milvo is Official Pager, which recalls to our minds that she was always looking for some member of the Faculty when we were in school; and Cynthia Brooks is teaching Bookkeeping. The only member that we haven ' t heard from this evening is Dorothy Good- speed, but we aren ' t surprised because we waited patiently for her to speak for herself during three years at Normal. The next number on our program is a poem composed by Helen Ausman, enti- tled, A Sailor ' s Wife A Sailor ' s Star Shall Be. Hazel Drew is teaching in Montreal, we have heard that she wants to be near Plattsburgh. The last number on our program is Bed Time Stories by Anne Duquette. We are signing off now. Good-night folks ! Catherine Phillips. Mehcedes Tierney. CLASS ORATION We arc so familiar today with free popular government and so prone to accept all the benefits and privileges under it that we sometimes forget the dark and dreary centuries of bloodshed and conflict that were endured by our ancestors before they won their Independence or the right to manage and direct their own affairs both nationally and privately. History reveals that in the year 1066, William the Norman conquered England and divided the land among his followers. Then followed a period of harsh ruling ami extension of power from the Crown to worthy or perhaps unworthy subjects. The Crown stood forth as the ruling power and dictated its policies to its oppressed people and lavished its power on a favored few. A century and a half afterwards, the barons and people came together in a great meeting at Runnymede and demanded King John to remit his exactions. There the Magna Charta, the great charter of English liberties, was signed. With this as a beginning the people continued to strive for their rights. Protests and petitions were continued; revolts occurred, and finally after a long see-saw struggle between the King, representing autocracy, and the people, striving for independence and democracy, our independence of today had its birth. While this long struggle was going on, a few who were impatient with the slow progress being made toward liberty, and who were endowed with courage, per- severance, self-reliance, and above all that unquenchable thirst for independence, came to America. But alas ! They were doomed to bitter disappointment. The rights of liberty which they had struggled and bled for in England were not to be theirs in this new world. The King declared this new land his private estate, and they as subjects without the right of representation in government. Our colonists claimed that those rights which they had struggled so long to secure in England, were theirs in America. The result we all know. The colonies went to war to establish their claim. America won political independence through the Revolutionary War. The people of the confederate States were no longer subject to English jurisdiction and were free agents to dictate their own political policy and to direct their own affairs. But political freedom does not make independence, any more than a fence makes a boundary. A fence merely marks a boundary already in existence and is put up after the line is established. In like manner the recognition of American Independence by England only marked the independence of spirit that already existed among the colonists and was announced only after the fact had been clearly settled by war. National Independence in America today reflects the imbedded spirit of per- sonal independence that characterizes the people of the United States. Our National Independence was founded by the Pioneer through three centuries of hand-to-hand conflict with the elements of nature in the conquest of a new continent. The Pioneer, self-reliant, courageous, and ever far seeing, blazed his path from ocean to ocean, from Plymouth Rock to the Golden Gate. The Pioneer communities were made up of resourceful, reliant, and self-respecting individuals who accepted the fact of personal worth and ability as a matter of course. They respected the rights of others, but in turn were equally insistent upon a recognition of their rights. Our spirit of independence in America is directly derived from the Pioneer spirit of democracy based on the recognition of the inherent worth of the individual and the recognition of the fact that every human good or every human evil in this country or in the world, affects the individual cither for the better or f or the worse. We are citizens of this United States. Shall we not as individuals carry on in the great avenues begun by our Pioneer forefathers? Shall we not strive by noble acts, and noble, clean, and straightforward lives to widen and lengthen the avenues of liberty, independence, and democracy so unselfishly established by them? But above all shall we not as teachers cherish and develop that Pioneer spirit of inde- pendence and make our chosen profession the perpetuator of that immortal theme — Independence. G. Hayvvard Webster. IVY ORATION For three years, we have looked forward with mingled thoughts of joy and sorrow to this time when one of our greatest hopes would be realized. Friendships that have been molded will last throughout our lives. We have endeavored to leave to the underclassmen the best example possible, and we wish them success in all their undertakings. Even as the curtains of this part of our lives are drawing together, we give our pledge of loyalty and fidelity to the school of our choice. Our motto It is not who you are. but what you are that counts has guided our course, and will direct us to higher achievements after we leave you. We take with us besides a knowledge of subject matter, the real meaning of service and cooperation — and we shall never forget it. Mere words cannot express our gratitude to the faculty. Their unselfish sacri- fice in helping us in difficulties that were numerous, and the wealth of information they have bestowed on us, will always be remembered. As this ivy will flourish and cling to our Alma Mater, so we shall treasure the knowledge that we have acquired, and the friendships that we have made in those halls. M: IIV O ' SfLLIVAX. ILLUSTRIOUS ONES Class Musician Harold Stratton Class Beauty Sylvia Johnson Class Bluff Sarah Hofmann Class Optimist Genevieve Milvo Class Pessimist Margaret McGraw Class Grind Cynthia Brooks Class Dancer Katherine O ' Connell Class Booster Foster Loso Class Cut-up Evelyn Pettengill Most Influential Francis Brennan Most Intellectual Anna Duquette Most Popular Katherine Kiley Most Dignified Mary Grimes Most Sincere Evelyn Nash Most Sentimental Helen Northrop Mousseau Most Indifferent Margaret Carroll Most Attractive Aileen Rockwell Most Enthusiastic Julia Shufelt Most Original Catherine Phillips Most Athletic Helen McCaffrey Most Ambitious Bernice Sheffield Best All-around Mercedes Ticrncy Best Dresser Francis Johnson Wittiest Eileen McGaulley CLASS WILL As we the Scholarly Energetic Noted Intelligent Orderly Respectful Class of 1925 are about to enter a new field of work, we have drawn up our last Will and Testa- ment, and bequeath : To the Class of ' 26 our ability to conduct themselves as a class of dignified Seniors. To the Class of ' 27 we leave the excess money of the Senior Class, to enable them to attend basketball games and lectures next year. In particular, we bequeath the following: To Maurice Rnbinowitz — Francis Brennan ' s ability to guide his class success- fully. To George Lenaghen — A broadcaster so he may broadcast an invitation to the dances and won ' t have to call up so many girls. To Louis Drinkwine and Gertrude Heath — A special mailman to carry their letters next year. To Christine Braman — A 26 hour day so she will be able to do the things she doesn ' t have time, for now. To Betty Walsh — A hair net to fasten her curls up. To Nellie Cardillo — A new song. To Anna Gill — A good disposition. To Ceil Regan — Some soothing syrup to soothe her in her ups and Downs. To Florence Mulvej — A new pal to take the place of Cha rlotte. To Dolly Bowe — A pack of cards to play solitaire. To Ruth Ledger — A contract to play in assembly next year. To Lois McCarty — A wig to use while letting her hair grow. To Doris Frazier — A position as Miss Goodridge ' s assistant, as an example of good posture. To Gladys Roberts — A can of Libby ' s Beans. To Ruth Larson — A Big Ben. To Frances Allen and Winifred Call — Positions in the same school. To Florence Biser — A book to write down gossip. To Katherine Oles — A position as understudy to Kreisler. To Lillian McDougal — Some reducing records. To Dorothy Hayes — A pass on the D. and H. to see a red-haired man. To Edith Huber— Ruth ' s place as pianist next February. To Francis Ryan — A deaf and dumb pal to whom he may rave about Newburgh. To Beatrice Wescott — Permission to ask all the questions she wants to. To Irene Beirne— A book on How To Be A Real Vamp. To Margaret Cunningham— A dressmaker to shorten her dresses. To Emily Cunningham — An interest in the G. E. Works. To Margaret Reed — A note book so she won ' t have to say lemme yer (Lemieux) notes. To Mahle Graham — Some nerve tonic to take before going into the grades. To Herwood Prevost — A book by G. Heyward on How To Make Love. To Albert Herzog — Strat ' s taking ways with the ladies. To Anne Ryan — A standing date with the hair dresser so she won ' t poke her eye out. To Esther Goldman — Lu Finigan ' s ability. To Bessie Facto — A private library so she can look up references without interruptions. To Anne Rovelle — A special course with Mr. Smith so she can laugh at his jokes. To Emelyn Murray — Cynthia ' s Brooks ' studiousness. To Helen DeRidder — A drag with the faculty. To Madeline Arthur — A special punch so she won ' t have to bother Mrs. Amsden every time she is absent. ' I ' o Frances Connors— Eileen McGaulley ' s pep. To Ruth Pratt — A book by Miss Goodridge on How to Get Thin. To Lois DeLano — Our appreciation of a good pal and best wishes for next year. To Jimmie Quenan — A small, secluded farm where he may enjoy life as a bachelor. To Marie Hanley — A notebook containing nil the music notes. To Genevieve Finnigan — Some of Gen Milvo ' s avoirdupois. To Pauline Rosebrook — Title of Class Boss in the illustrious ones of ' 26. To Eileen LaHaise — Helen McCaffrey ' s drag with Miss Tompkins. To Alma Whiteman — A man for the Normal dances. To Mary I.ueian — Pettengill ' s good posture. To Martha Carlson — A bungalow — we hear you will need one. To Gladys Eaton — A date every third Thursday. To Isabel Beveridge — A position in Kecscville. To Julianna Hunter — A right to keep on bluffing. To Clementine Snyder — A song entitled My Radio Man. To Darwin Keyser — Another boy in the general course. To Myra Downey — A man for the next Mid- Year dance. To Mary I.aMoy- A horn so her classmates will know she ' s there. To Mrs. O ' Donnell — Authority to revise the model school. To Evelyn Nelson — A position as bookkeeper at Jacque ' s. To Harriet Lavison — A right to be cheer leader next year, and a Freshman Class who will go to the games. To Gwendolyn Wilcox — A box of freckle cream. To Margaret Tunney- —A double to take her place in first period classes. To Charles BeahaD — Position of drummer in Paul Whiteman ' s Orchestra after he graduates from P. S. N. S. To Betty Lawless — A position as director in Rooney ' s Orchestra. To Vera Sehoenweiss — Position as adviser to the President of the Class of ' 27. To Andrew Broadwell — Some originality. To Jerry Ryan — A cushion to use when he parks on McDowell ' s steps. To Pop Ryan — A date with any girl in the Freshman Class. To Albert Brault — Pfisterer ' s common sense. To Marion Turk — A red lantern so she may continue her search for an honest Freshman. To the Faculty we give our sincere gratitude, our highest respect and deepest affection. CiiaSe KIley WaGemakeh TiehNey SorrEll AnDerson McCaffbry GoLdman NAsii LoSo AiSman Per AnsOn HoFmann 1928 Mary Gimmes Aii.kkn Rockwell MEMENTOES For hours each week some time I ' ve spent, Racking my brains for a gift for you, It ' s a job in itself to please each one And give you all a bit of fun. So to some it may cause sorrow, To others it may give pain ; But be a sport and take it right, It ' s all in the game. Pat. To Miriam Anderson — A lunch cart so you will never want for food. To Elma Anson — Our best wishes. To Helen Ausman — Another man to add to your chart. To Gladys Baker — A soft pedal. To Francis Brennan — A pipcless furnace. You can furnish the Hot Air. To Cynthia Brooks — A permanent wave. To Bertha Bullis — A position as social secretary in an old maid ' s home. To Margaret Carroll — A bunch of Sweet William. To Elizabeth Crawford — A song entitled, A smile will go a long, long way. To Mary Cronin — Wash tub and an ironing board to add to your hope chest. (Don ' t get discouraged Mary.) To Elizabeth DeLisle — A song entitled. I want to be loved like a baby. To Hazel Drew — A book on How to control Uncontrolable tempers. To Lyydia Erickson — A rattle to make some noise with. To Elsa Felkel — A professorship in Accounting. To Lulu Finigan — We give you credit for being a perfect peach. To Pauline Gailey— A song entitled, Listen Lester. To Francis Gallagher — Seven more lives. You ' ve already lost two. To Freda Goldman — A share in the bus line. To Dorothv Goodspeed ) ( A permanent tardy excuse to Dr. Henshaw s His- I tory of Ed. class. To Genevieve Lyons To Mary Grimes — More dignity. To Dorothy Henry — A man so that you will always have him for the school dances. To Sarah Hofmann — A steady fellow. To Marion Holland — A pair of long stockings. To Charlotte Hulihan — A job in Richford, Vt. To Frances Johnson Another hoar with Johnny. To Sylvia Johnson — An interest in Brown ' s Clothing Store. To Gladys Kcddy — A light to guide you to Beacon. 3 To Katherine Kiley — A P.-G. course at the High School so as to be near your Charlie. To Norma Kohl — An interest in the Strand Theater. To Iva LaRoe — A set of Van Camp ' s reducing records. To Foster Loso — A loud speaker so as to give your voice a rest. To Hannah Marvin — A course in playing the violin so you will be a greater help to your Frank. To Helen McCaffrey — A Maxim silencer for use at basketball games. To Mary McCarthy — A cure for the giggles. To Helen McCrea — Another hour to study. To Eileen McGaulley — A shamrock so we will never mistake your nationality. To Margaret McCiraw — A contract with the Musical Comedy. To Genevieve Milvo — A book on How to Reduce. To Mary Morrissey — A private room in the new hospital. To Margaret Murray — A book of etiquette. To Evelyn Nash — A cross-word puzzle so you can use a dictionary. Be sure its Webster ' s. To Helen Mousseau — A bungalow. To Katherine O ' Connell — A house in Officers ' Row. To Mary O ' Sullivan — A set of stretching exercises so you will grow taller. To Hazel Pecotte — A scholarship in the course of Art. To Adolf P(isterer--A position as understudy for Rudolf Valentino. To Catherine Phillips — A barber shop so you will always be near the barber ' s son. To Mary Powers- — A contract to teach in Cape Town. To Aileen Rockwell — A ticket to Washington so you will be near your Good. To Rita Rooney — A job cleaning Dusty Roads. (Rhodes.) To Bcrnice Sheffield — We leave Jack the electrician. To Laura Sorrell — an I. C. S. course on How to avoid stuttering. To Helen Spencer- — -Apologies from Clio for making Ray late for dates. To Harold Stratton — Knee braces to aid you in walking straight. To Kathryn Sullivan — A movable wardrobe. To Mercedes Tierney — A dictionary so you will not disturb the peace of others while working out cross-word puzzles. To Hayward Webster — A Nash car to keep in harmony with your girl. To the Wagemaker twins — A book on Punctuality. To Alberta Chase — A wig or transformation in case you should ever want to teach at Chazy. To Anne Duquette — A vacation. She needs it after all the work she has done this year. Evelyn M. Pkttengii.l. VALEDICTORY The moment which severs us from the happy association of our school life has come. While it stirs within us the very depths of feeling, it seems to silence its expression. Fellow Seniors, we have today reached the goal towards which our constant energies for the past three years- — yes, for all our school years — have borne us on. When two years ago we met here, in this hall and listened, with feelings akin to awe, to the parting words of the Class of ' 23, we must have looked forward into the dim future to the time when we should stand in their places and exchange similar words of friendship and farewell. Today that anticipation, then seemingly so distant, becomes a reality. We must go forth from the sheltering halls of our Alma Mater to take up our work in the world; as graduates to be sure, but as students also to matriculate in the School of Life. No small honor is bestowed upon us. To be graduated, to be advanced from pupilage to freedom, means that under the kind and thoughtful guidance of our teachers wc have been so trained that our own sense of responsibility may be safely substituted for teachers and rules and restraints. Hitherto, others have been more or less responsible for our opinions and conduct. Henceforth, we alone must take that responsibility. It is a sobering thought. However, today, ray Classmates, is not so much dedicated to the scanning of the necessities and possibilities of the future, as to Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, and to the recalling of days now past, that we may fix them the more firmly in our hearts, lest the rude hand of the outer world to which we go brush them too easily aside and they be forgotten. Members of the Faculty, we cannot leave without assuring you, who have led us to the happy culmination of our students days, that your efforts in our behalf have been fully appreciated. Our relations with you have been singularly happy and it is with deep regret that we pass from your thoughtful guidance and instruction to the rougher discipline of the world. Your influence upon us, the results of your careful teaching, no one can today measure. Words are useless in expressing our appreciation. Our deeds alone after we leave you will show how much or how little we have appreciated your work. May it long be the good fortune of future classes to enjoy the same stimulating influence of your thoughts, the same hearty assistance and ready interest in every phase of their school life. Classmates, it is time to say farewell. We are about to embark on the sea of Life, that boundless sea, with its infinite expanse of possibilities, its unploughed paths, its unexplored depths. Beyond it lies the goal of all our efforts, but beneath its now placid surface lies many a noble bark. There will be reefs and dangerous headlands to threaten and storms and hostile vessels to oppose; yet to navigate it successfully is life ' s grand achievement. How well we shall ride the waves and weather the storms is hid in the mists of the horizon, but let us go forth determined to live up to the ideals that have been set for us. To be sure parting is sad, but the words of an American poet stand us in need today: It seems as you look back over things, that all that you treasure dear Is somehow blent in a wondrous way with a heart pang and a tear. Though many a day is a joyous one when viewed by itself apart, The golden threads in the warp of life are the sorrow tugs at your hearts. A. G. D. SALUTATORY Parents, Teachers, Friends, and Felloiv-studeiits : It is with deepest gratitude and sincerest affection that we greet you on this day of all days — Commencement. The dreams we have dreamed, the visions we have had, the ideals we have cherished — are today realities. Three years ago when we crossed the dear old campus for the first time, graduation seemed a tiling far removed, remote, almost unattainable. Looking ahead we thought how long those three years would he. how unutterably long and weary. But, like many before us, and many who will follow, we kept faith, and today as we look back we are amazed at the flight of time. Three years of one ' s life is a long time to think of giving, even to so worthy a cause. But once given, how very little seems the sacri- fice when compared with the reward ! Today we stand on the threshold of life — tomorrow we shall have passed from the shelter of our Alma Mater, from the help and care and teachings that have made us what we are, and we shall become only grains of sand in the mighty desert of the world. The thought of it must overwhelm us were it not for the lessons you, our teachers, have painstakingly taught us. But we do not go empty-handed, for we hold in our hearts and our hands the two greatest gifts — Faith and Service. From you, our beloved parents and teachers, we have received these gifts. Your faith in us has been our beacon light through many a storm these past three years, and the service you have given us we will pass on to those of the coming generation! By your example and your teaching have we learned the sweetest of lessons — Faith and Service. What you have done for us, we pledge ourselves we will try to do for others. Dear friends, the. Class of 1925 welcomes you! Katiierink A. O ' Connell. o F F I C E R S President Maurice Rabinowitz Plattsburgh. N. Y. V ice- P resilient Gertrude Heath Schenectady, N. Y. Secretary Pearl O ' Donnell Elizabethtown, N. Y. Treasurer Hugh P. Conway Pittsburgh, N. Y. Faculty Advisors Elizabeth Ketchum Oswego, N. Y. Margaret Garritv Chatham, N. Y. CLASS COLORS CLASS FLOWER CLASS MOTTO Crimson and Silver Red Rose Onward antl Upward HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 26 There in the crowded court room sat the two parties involved in the trial which was at last slowly drawing to a close. One party, the Class of ' 25 and the Class of ' 27 of P. S. X. S., the plaintiffs, and the second party, the Class of ' 26. the defendants. The lawyer for the defense rose to make his plea to the jury — a plea which will be written in the annals of our history because of its greatness and force. Gentlemen of the Jury, you see before you the Class of 1920 of the Plattsburgh State Normal School. There are many facts which have been presented in this room today which prove that the defendants are not guilty of the charge made by the plaintiffs, the Class of ' 25 and the Class of ' 27 of Plattsburgh State Normal School. It has been proved that in September, 1923, the Class of ' 2(i first assembled in Plattsburgh State Normal School with at least one hundred five students en- rolled. Immediately, the class met and elected four persons to represent them: President, Louis Drinkwine; Vice-President, Frances Allen; Secretary, Pearl O ' Donnell; and Treasurer, Charles Beahan. These persons have been shown to be loyal, capable, and trustworthy in all the class and school affairs. The Class of ' 2(i held an important position in all the activities of the school. Herwood Prcvost, Roswell Clukey, Maurice Rabinowitz, and Francis Ryan were chosen as basketball men. Gentlemen of the Jury, you need only to have seen them play to realize the splendid work these men contributed. It was not the boys alone who added to the class achievements, but the girls as well. Lois DeLano, Edith Huber, and Eileen LaHaise showed good form and training in the girls ' basketball team. Gentlemen of the Jury, it is especially noteworthy that in the annual basket- ball contest between the defendants and the Class of ' 25, the boys of the Class of ' 26 were successful. ' ' The majority of the members of the Plattsburgh State Normal School Orches- tra during the years 1923, 1924 and 1925 have been members of the Class of ' 26. These persons have been presented to the court previously. They are Ruth Ledger, Dorothy Brothers, Catherine Oles, and Louis Drinkwine. Gentlemen of the Jury, it lias also been shown and proved that the defendants have contributed liberally in all financial matters. One instance has been mentioned in which the Class of ' 26 gave a large sum for the purchase of a picture which is to be presented to the school in the near future. The life at the school has not been all work, Gentlemen of the Jury. That is not to be expected. In 1924, a school play was presented under the management of Edwin L. Taylor of the Normal School faculty. The cast included four students of the Class of ' 26: Pauline Rosebrook, Anna Gill, Francis Ryan, and Hugh Con- way. The efforts of these students helped to give the play the ultimate success which it attained. Furthermore, Gentlemen, the years in which they have been students in P. S. N. S. affairs which even the plaintiffs agree were altogether suc- cessful and enjoyable occasions. In June, 1924, the first year of work in the Plattsburgh State Normal School was completed. Records prove, Gentlemen of the Jury, that the defendants at all times held a high standing in the scholastic work of the year. U of which goes to prove their ability and strength. School reopened in September, 1924, and again this Class of ' 26 assembled, prepared for even more successful work during the second year in Plattsburgh. The officers elected this time were: President, Maurice Rabinowit .; Vice-President, Gertrude Heath; Secretary, Pearl O ' Donnell; and Treasurer, Hugh Conway. They have loyally supported their class, throughout the year, Gentlemen of the Jury. The representatives of the defendants on the basketball teams remained unchanged. The work which was begun in 192.3 was successfully carried on in 1921 and 1925. Records of the games prove this statement, Gentlemen. If the ability of members of the Class of ' 26 had not been recognized it is doubtful that two Juniors, Lois DeLano and Ruth Larson, would have been elected as officers of the Athletic Association. The plaintiffs, themselves, found that the defendants were leaders not fol- lowers when the said defendants led the other classes in the class day activities of this year, Gentlemen of the Jury. In conclusion, Gentlemen of the Jury, let me say that the evidence presented tends to prove the ability, loyalty and work of the defendants, the Class of ' 26 of the Plattsburgh State Normal School. The jury withdrew from the crowded court room, but in a few moments re- turned with the verdict — Guilty. The voice of the Judge calmed the tumult which arose: Class of ' 26 of the Plattsburgh State Normal School, the jury finds you guilty. You are accused of being one of the most successful classes ever enrolled in P. S. N. S. The sentence is that you shall be bound for life to the chains of success and achievement. You must endeavor in the future, as in the past, to be true to your motto — Upward and Onward. D. Frazibr. REPLY TO THE SENIORS Senior Class, I am voicing the thoughts of the Class of ' 26. We know that you never asked our opinion and, of course, the reason is that the truth hurts. The very first day we saw you, we realized that a group of individuals who looked so tired, dumb, spiritless, and utterly bereft of any sign of intelligence could never be compared with the bright, wide-awake group which now faces you. Perhaps at some moments you have come in the vicinity of a state of sanity — at least you have in your own estimation, as we have heard all too often — from you. What a colossal task has faced these hard-working instructors! They have tried to fill the vacuums you call minds, and they have failed. What you have needed is a good example, and there is not a better one than the Class of ' 26. Your instructors have helped you only as much as you yourselves would let them. The remainder of the hopeless task of dragging you from the depths of the sticky mire of self-love into which you fell rested on us, and we admit that we could not extricate you. If only you had been able to develop the modest, snappy, loyal spirit of the Class of ' 26 we should have had some hope for you. We offer you copious amounts of sympathy- — you need it all I am sure. You have been so narrowed and stunted that you have had difficulty in con- centrating yourselves on more than one thing at a time. Weren ' t you pleased when you came into chapel in the fall of 1923 and attempted to sing a distorted and jumbled mass of words camouflaged by the word song ? You have enjoyed talk- ing about it. How much this must have meant to you I can guess because you spent all the time since the previous fall to prepare for it. You noticed, though, that we were not content to let the matter lie, b ut sang our well-worded and harmonious song before we went home for the Easter vacation. When it came to participation in the important phases of school life, the things that counted, as the school play, the school parties, the dances, athletics, studies (for after all, we do come to Normal to learn something about teaching), the writing for the CARDINAL you have talked so much about, and any other activity requiring pep, knowledge, and real resourcefulness, the members of the Class of ' 26 always played the. leading roles. What a thorn we have been in your side we realize — of course you were supposedly dignified Seniors and should have led the way for us, but our superior qualities had to come to the fore. We have heard you say often and very loudly, in our presence, We are Seniors. It has sounded like the whistle of a small boy going past some place of which he was afraid, and who, when he gets by the place, turns around and shouts, Come on, I ' m not afraid of you. This is not the way in which we conducted our- selves, for one night on the old High School basketball court, three Juniors over- came five Seniors by a goodly score. In the first half of our Freshman year you endeavored to teach us. By watch- ing you we were initiated into the intricacies of some new kind of dance, which consisted of many wigglings and twitehings. Evidently you were reviving the Egyptian shimmy. At various times stuttering and stammerings were added. In the halls and before class your conceit was evident, but the minute you tried to teach you became twitching, stuttering, lisping, stammering individuals. Nothing but evil looks were given to the kind-hearted Juniors who were well-disposed and tried to assist you. The situation was too unbearable to last — we heartily thanked the faculty when you were withdrawn. Plattsburgh State Normal School has had an enviable record for developing teachers. As I look you over, there is a question in my mind as to whether you will be of high enough caliber to uphold the good reputation. Unless you undergo a complete change, I shudder to think of what will happen. What a hard task We shall face to retrieve that glorious reputation when we begin to teach. Were it not for capabilities, we know the task would be well-nigh impossible. In your future career, we give you the privilege to use our motto (which we allow people to see, Onward and Upward, and in keeping this thought before you, perhaps, perhaps, you may, by dint of great sustained effort, become what might be called a teacher. We need no system of mnemonics by which to remember the Class of ' 25. You are indelibly printed on the pages of our minds, and our hearty wishes for your success the Class of 1926 now extends to you. Ma thick Rabinowitz. JUNIOR CLASS POEM Our second year is drawing to a close; But ' ere with all its pleasantness it goes, We ' ve a word we ' d like to say, Just a little, if we may, ' Ere speeds on the parting day Of we Juniors. When first as Freshmen, then, we entered school, f was seldom that we tried to rescind a rule. Oh ! ' tis very, very true That ' twas little that we knew ; But we soon learned what to do, When we were Juniors. Aye now our Junior year is almost gone. Many the battles we have fought and won. Wiser now are we by far. Brilliant are we like the stars. Nothing now our path can bar, For we are Juniors. Soon, now, the year will roll around again, ' Till. Seniors, the Class of Twenty-six comes in. Then our work we ' ll carry on. .Mixing it with shares of fun, Keeping on as we ' ve begun While we are Juniors. Dear School, a pledge of faith to thee we ' ll make. The tasks the Seniors leave for US we ' ll take. Loyal we will always be. Sponsor all thy works will we. Fame we ' ll win and keep for thee, As trusty Seniors. J. Gahdkpiie. Up £)a,o iQa £esi tie -5fe  t Sv-- ( €JL 2 n v (JtJLa. 7 7 JvUt A GUI; CU V S J JUNIOR CLASS SONQ We ' re Juniors in this good old school, As you know, as you know. We do obey its every rule, As you surely know. We ' re learning now to love the place, To keep up with its gayest pace. Chorus JUNIORS ' 26, ' 2G, JUNIORS, Class of ' 26. We ' re not the only class you know, Though we ' re best, though we ' re best. We ' re wise enough, you see, to show. Since we are the best, That we at least can recognize, Some other class is yet alive. Chorus We play the game with all our might. And we fight, and we light. We always play it fair and right, Though we always fight. Win n Seniors threaten us with woe you find we never backward go. Chorus We ' ve taken for our colors true. To keep fair, to keep fair, Gay crimson and bright silver hues; And we ' ll keep them fair. Whene ' er a Senior ventures nigh Our flaunting colors meet his eye. Chorus We ' ll stand by this dear school of ours, Evermore, evermore; And to our class of greatest power, I. oval be and more. When Seniors pass the torch to us, Be ours to keep it for our trust. Chorus A BIT OF NO -SENSE A Play in Five Acts BY Ruth Larson and J. Evelyn Nelson CAST OF CHARACTERS Margaret Tunney The vivacious stepdaughter Francis Ryan The cruel stepfather Alhert Herzog (Al.) The villainous desperado Hugh Conway The debonair hero George Lenaghen A near hero James Quenan ' . The kind priest Charles Beahan The unfortunate youth Lois DeLano The bone of contention Irene Bierne .The hired girl SYNOPSIS Act I Time — 8 P. M., any summer evening. Scene — Spacious drawing room in Ryan mansion on Montcalm Avenue. Act II Time — -9 P. M., same evening. Scene — Flower garden on Ryan estate. Act III Time — Later, same evening. Scene — Ausable Chasm. Act IV Time — Midnight. Scene — Same as Act I. Act V Time — Several weeks later. Scene — St. John ' s Church. ACT I (Stepfather and stepdaughter seated at table.) Tunney (pathetically) — Father, I love Hugh Conway! Ryan (at white heat) — I ' d rather see you in your grave than married to him. (Hammers table with fist furiously.) And what ' s more — don ' t you ever dare speak to that miserable, low-down, impudent, young scamp again ! You know the man I have picked out for you is Albert Herzog! Why, girl, he ' s a fortune and the catch of the season ! Tunney (rising and facing her father with her eyes afire) — I shall never wed Albert! (Flaunts out of the room.) Ryan — Coises ! (Enter Al., twirling his moustache, and with a gleam in his eyes, and lips curled contemptuously. ) Al. — Any success? Ryan (dolefully)— No. Al. (with a luring glance at Ryan) — Well. Ryan, you know my price! Your daughter ' s consent in one week, or the world shall know the true murderer of Maurice Rahinowitz! (Exit Al.) Ryan — Ye gods! What a mess. Curtain. ACT II Tunney (waiting in the summer house) — Why doesn ' t he come? Why doesn ' t he come? Hugh (in a low voice) — Tunney, arc you there? Tunney — Oh, Hugh ! ( with a soh. They cling together in a strong embrace). It ' s no use, Hugh. Father says I must marry Albert. Hugh (turns away and moans anguishly) — I cannot bear to lose you, Tun- ney. (More resolutely) You shall not marry Al.! (Meanwhile. Al. enters on a milk white steed, gathers Tunney into his arms, and dashes off. With a backward glance, taunts.) — Oh, won ' t she? Hugh — Good heavens! She is gone! (Rushes madly to secluded spot in lilac bushes where flivver is parked, jumps in. and starts in wild pursuance.) Curtain. ACT III (At brink of chasm, with a firm grasp of Tunney ' s crowning glory of chestnut brown locks, Al. is holding her over the yawning depths below.) Al. — Your life is at stake! Marry me, or I will drop you! Tunney (dramatically) — Drop me. I ' d rather die this ugly death than link my life with yours ! Al. — If you don ' t marry me, not only will I let you die, but will I also disclose to the world that your father murdered Maurice Rahinowitz. (Shakes Tunney vigorously by hair.) Tunney — Ouch! You ' re pulling my hair! What? Father, a murderer? Impossible! Chilly Beahan is serving time in Sing Sing for that murder! (At this point there is a roaring noise heard from above, and an aeroplane lands, whose pilot is George Lenaghen.) George (taking in the situation at a glance) — I ' ll thave you, Tunney! I ' ll thavc you ! Al. (drags Tunney back upon bank, and faces George, with his eyes aflame and frothing at the mouth) — I ' ll teach you to tend to your own affairs! (Gnashes his teeth. With one sweep of his arm, he knocks George into the foaming waters below.) Tunney (shuddering) — Brute. Al. — Well, to get back to what we were talking about — yes, it ' s true Your stepfather murdered him. A year after your mother died he fell madly in love with Maurice ' s fiancee, Lois DeLano. One evening when Maurice went to see his girl, he found Ryan making love to Dilly. At sight of each other, both men drew guns, and Rabinowitz was killed. After committing this terrible crime, Ryan left the house. It happens at this time that Chilly Heahan was courting Irene Bierne, the hired girl at Dilly ' s home. That evening when Chilly heard the shot, he imme- diately rushed to the room in which the murder took place and found Maurice dead! He picked up the gun to examine it, and just at this time officers entered, finding Chilly with the revolver in his hand, and the result was that he was convicted of murder. Three months later Dilly died of a broken heart, but before passing away, she put me in possession of the details of the murder, as I am her only living rela- tive. (Sneeringly) — Will you believe me now? Tunney— Horrible ! Terrible ! (Enter Hugh in flivver, which is hitting on two cylinders. Hugh covers Al. with gun, binds his arms and feet, and I brows him in back of seat of flivver.) Tunney (with a happy sob) — My darling Hugh! Hugh — - Sweetheart! At last I ' ve got you! (The two get in front scat of flivver, and drive off — chug! chug!) Curtain. ACT IV Tunney (with a sight of relief) — Home again! Hugh (hugging her) — Yes, loved one. (Enter stepfather.) Stepfather (turning to Hugh) — You here? After my warning! Tunney — Father, cease! Hugh saved me from dying at the hands of your friend (meaningly), Albert Herzog. We just took him to jail and he will doubtless face the gallows in a few weeks, as he pushed George I.enaghen into the chasm ; and I have, also heard how you brutally killed poor Maurice ! (Stepfather groans. Exit Hugh and Tunney.) Stepfather — This is the end! (Tragically uncorks a bottle of carbolic acid and with one gulp swallows contents.) Curtain. ACT V (Enter Hugh and Tunney. They hear the benevolent voice of Father Quenan.) Father Quenan — God bless you, my children ! (Irene and Chilly leave the church arm in arm.) Hugh — Poor Chilly ! He exchanged a twenty year sentence for a life sen- tence. Tunney (rebukingly) — Why, Hugh, don ' t you want to marry me? Hugh — Of course, darling, I ' d go through eternity with you! Father Quenan — Do you also wish to be married? Tunney and Hugh (smilingly, and in unison) — Yes, Father Quenan. Curtain. This picture not unfittingly portrays The way our Frosh by right should spend their days. See that one on the left, sucking his finger ; He ' s cut two tiny teeth, but the rest linger. They ' re cunning little tots ; but as a rule We think such infants far too young for school. CLASS OFFICERS President Andrew Broadwell MorrisonviUe, N. Y. Vice-President Marie I . Chonin Plattsburgh, N. Y. Secretary Gertrude M. Free Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Treasurer Kehmit Williams Cadvville. N. Y. Sergeant Spencer B. Ames Plattsburgh, N. Y. CLASS COLORS CLASS FLOWER Blue and White White Chrysanthemum CLASS MOTTO By courage and wisdom • ( ' will succeed CLASS HISTORY You probably turn to this page with the -intention of seeing just what the Freshman Class has been doing all through the year 1924-25. It seems to be the custom for all the upperelassmen to write a history of their good or evil (of course not the latter) doings for the year just passed in Normal. Wednesday, September 10, was the day that the first real Freshman Class (140 strong) entered the Normal. Theretofore there were only two classes and now we make the third. We must admit that the Juniors and Seniors were very nice to us, thus making it much easier for us to become acquainted with our new surroundings. Unlike any other class that has entered Normal School the Freshmen began the new idea of having a constitution by which the affairs of the class were to be handled. Somehow or other we heard a rumor about a day when the Juniors and Seniors would be springing special songs on us, so some of our members decided to write some clever verses. Secrets have a knack of getting out. Well, we were to meet in Normal Hall one evening in order to practice. Sh ! Sh ! The Freshies weren ' t the only ones who assembled around school that night. The Juniors and Seniors were well represented, especially the Juniors. Some one heard about our private meeting and the chief called his tribe together. For example: It is about seven o ' clock, the telephone rings, the girl answers then comes dashing upstairs exclaiming, Mary is very ill and I have to go over to her house at once ! She grabs up her coat and dashes out. She might have been at that girl ' s home, but part of the evening was spent in trying to find out what we were doing. This is the way news travels. Just as we had expected, the Juniors, like, a group of children, trotted home and wrote a parody to the tune of It Ain ' t Goin ' to Rain No More, the tunc to which one of our songs was written. The next morning while we were in the assembly room they had to sing their cute little song, but we were prepared to answer them weeks ahead of time, so all their efforts were wasted. The next day in assembly the singing and cheering was continued. The Fresh- men had a song written to the tunc of Why Did I Kiss That Girl? and then the class that is just one year ahead of us received all that was coining to them. Very strange to say, they didn ' t have any song with which to reply, so we started the year by getting the better of them. Then came the party which we gave the upperelassmen in return for the good times they had given us. This event will always remain in our minds as the first social undertaking and, according to all reports it was a great success. This is the first time we used our class colors. Then, alas, we had been hearing about a fine dance which we were to give the upperelassmen. Naturally the atmosphere became full of plans for this much talked of Mid-year Dance, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely until it was an- nounced that the mid-year exams would take place on such and such a date. Then the dance became a thing of secondary importance and it was a very common sight for us to see our friends going around with their arms full of books. However, the dreaded exams didn ' t cause many of us to fall by the wayside and we soon had our plans in full swing for the dance. Needless to say, the evening came and went and now we have the very pleasant memories of our first real Norm al School dance. Gertrude Free, Francis E. Ryan. THE SENIOR CLASS From A Neighbor ' s Viewpoint You sedate Seniors are at last about to depart from our midst, for you have plodded along for three years and have now reached the goal for which you have been seeking. Listen! Here is the tone of their speech at this period. We, the Seniors, realizing that we have at last reached the goal of our undertaking, and completed our Normal Training announce this day as the greatest of our lives. We are now about to make our departure from the Normal School. In the future we shall look back with a feeling of pride upon this period in our young lives. We shall look backward over the past with its achievements, great and small, and often wonder if there are any more model classes at the Plattsburgh Normal. We have set marks with which we challenge any class to compete. Our records are the best attainable. It will be a strenuous task for any class to measure up to the standards that we have set. Our class has been a phenomenon. It is not probable that it will be equalled for many years to come. Consider the fact that for three years we have endeavored to turn the steps of other fellow students in the right direction, to supervise their thoughts, correct their habits, and enable them to enjoy our happiness. Now that is the Senior Class in their own estimation. And it is all perfectly true. But from a neighbor ' s viewpoint their own words would have an entirely different meaning. Take, for instance, their one main thought throughout their speech. It is this: We announce this time as the greatest of our lives. Surely we all believe this statement. Truly it is the greatest time of your lives. It is a miracle how your class ever kept together to reach this time in your lives, but that was done by hook or crook, mostly hook, so that now you are really Seniors. At least, that is the name given to the third and last year pupils of the Normal School. Your neighbors certainly can appreciate your feelings when you state that this is the greatest time of your lives, for we realize that when you have to get out in the world to shift for yourselves without any faculty to keep pushing and kicking you along, you will never reach another such goal as you have reached here in the Normal School. Speaking of departure. We are now about to make our departure. Well, that word departure is just about whispered. No emphasis on that word. On the contrary, you are really a little shaky about mentioning that word at all. What is the cause of it all? Surely we neighbors, who have been watching this Senior Class realize the cause of this and sympathize with our friends. We know that that word, departure, has been ringing in your ears ever since you entered the Normal. Even at the first mid-year exams you nearly made your departure. Most unexpectedly to be sure, that you didn ' t when Mr. Thompson issued the proclamation that all failures would make their departure. You tell the remaining classes in the school that you have endeavored to turn their footsteps in the right direction, thereby enabling them to enjoy your happiness. Well, we have tried to follow the footsteps of many of your class, but we find that most of them are misleading. Your class president ' s footsteps were followed every evening for one month and inevitably they turned toward Brinkerhoff Street. Hal Stratton ' s footsteps were also followed every Tuesday and Saturday night during the past year and they would inevitably lead to Leonard ' s Dancing Academy. Now that is the standard which the Seniors set for their neighbors. We are sup- posed to follow out their ideals, and this is what they call the happiness which we are to obtain. Oh ! Seniors, the more you say the deeper into trouble you get. Try to be more careful in your advice. But alas, you are leaving the Normal. It is too late to change your ideals and standards now. But. now that you see your- selves as others see you, for your own good take some real advice before it is too late. We, as neighbors, wish you to become as great as can be under the circum- stances and have arranged the following advice accordingly. First — Forget not the Faculty. Were it not for their mam - long hours of unselfish work you would not have arrived at the end of your third year, cured at least of some of your rough and easy going ways. Do not pass lightly over Dr. Hawkins and the other members of the faculty who have guided you through three long tiresome and trying years. Second — This pertains to entertainment. The least said about this matter the better. Now, when you give an entertainment and think it is a success, just pride yourself over it a little bit and then forget it. Don ' t try to repeat it too often. If you do get a great loud applause at the end it is only because every one is glad and cheering because it is over. After an act has been repeated three or four times in the same hall it is generally called Ancient History. Third — We would advise you as to promptness. In the future try to get in a little earlier nights to get some sleep. Then maybe you will get up early enough so that you will not have to run to breakfast and then to school. Our physical train- ing does not demand running exercises immediately after breakfast. Taken as a whole, we neighbors do consider you Seniors as a fairly good class. But now your future is your own. You will not have other classes to pattern after or a faculty to push you. Try to do a little better so that the Plattsburgh State Normal School can keep up the reputation that other graduates have established for it. Norman Davis. FRESHMEN ' S VISION of the JUNIOR CLASS Normal ' s Pride Poor Juniors! They are having a hard time of it. The Seniors are climbing every day to higher levels and standards. The Freshmen are pushing their forces with great united effort onward up the ladder to success. But the Juniors seem to be standing still, dazed by the effect that their opposing forces are making in the Normal School. They seem to be hanging on the outside, while the other two classes go forward up the center of the ladder of success. Evidently they are going to give one grand spring or leap into success. If this is so, Juniors, why not come to life? No time like the present. Or are you afraid that if you come out and try to make a showing that you will be swamped by your opponents? You should adopt the motto, Try anything once. We are sure you woidd succeed now that you have watched the movements of the other two classes. Juniors! Here is a meeting of the Junior Class as others see it: The Honored President, Rabbits, is the only one present at the time ap- pointed for the meeting. The other half of the class will rush in a little later as if it were a case of life or death. Rabbit then tries to put on the cloak of dignity in order to be as much like a sedate Senior as possible. He. inevitably tries to impress the importance of the occasion upon the other half of the class with but little result. The course of one meeting was as follows : Chairman — We will now have the report of the Lookout Committee in refer- ence to the Senior and Freshman Class Sonjis. Lookout Committee, Rep. Quinan speaking — I was advised by both Seniors and Freshmen that I had better Lookout for my own life and safety so I have not as yet had the desirable opportunity to get the desired information from the desired sources. Chairman- — The meeting is now open for discussion of the report. Lavison — You don ' t mean it. Beahan — Horse it np. Conway — Quit your kiddin ' . Chairman — Time to pipe down. The meeting is now adjourned indefinitely. If any one wishes to dispose of his hard-earned money he. may have the opportunity of doing so by handing it over to our honored treasurer. Then the Juniors file out of the hall with much pride over the report of the Committee. They believe they are the only ones with a class song. The next day in Assembly they are awakened by the fact that the Seniors and Freshmen are not only singing their songs, but also have copies of the J unior song. This is only one instance where the Juniors sat amazed. The. Juniors hold another class meeting and decide to give an entertainment. The committee is appointed and the entertainment is given. At least they told us it was an entertainment. But it afterwards leaked out what the real cause of the play was. The great college play Orostus was enacted by the Junior Class. The part of the Great Sad King Orostus was portrayed by the Hon. P. Francis Ryan. When they picked Ryan as Orostus was the only instance where good sound foresight was used by the Juniors. They realized the fact that lie wanted to practice his actions that he would go through when the Seniors depart in June. I am sure that the audience showed their heartfelt sympathy for the talented actor as there was very little mirth and clapping after the act. Well, these are your greatest achievements as yet Juniors! But listen! You have a whole year to redeem yourselves. Why not swing onto the ladder of success now and keep climbing. Why not stop a little cramming around exam periods and try to do something for yourselves during the term and then when you go out into the world you might possibly keep up the good reputation that the other classes have set for you. Norman Davis. cm c FACULTY ADVISORS All progressive classes have someone above them to whom they may go to get any information or helpful advice. They serve as guides for the undertakings of the class. These are the class faculty advisors. Our class showed much wisdom and forethought in choosing its faculty advisors. Miss Barbara Lynch of the Commercial Department and Mr. F. Osgood Smith of the General Department of the Normal were the chosen ones. People outside of the class do not hear much about faculty advisors. They realize that we have them and that is all. But our class, itself, realizes the importance of these two teachers as helpers. We have received much helpful information from them, which has always proved very bene- ficial to us as a beginning class at Normal. We, the Class of ' 27, wish to express our sincere thanks to these two helpers who have worked with us from the beginning to the end of this school year, and helped to make all of our undertakings successful. Norman Davis. J-i-tyyX S dlz r - ' • c -Cti rv jL CLASS SONQ OF ' 27 line: Believe Me Ik All Those Endearing Charms P. S. N. S., the home of our joys and our fears, We hail thee again as of yore; When we entered thy portals and banished our cares To gain knowledge from thy golden store. Thou hast taught us the lesson of service to give And the burdens of others partake; For the welfare of mankind our lives we will live And our standards we ' ll never forsake. Thou hast taught us the value of sportmanship true, How to win and to lose with a song; As under our banner of white and blue, Thy campus so often we thronged. When with rivals in sports we contested our skill, Our gymnasium echoed our mirth; We were joined in true friendship and hearty good-will And displayed to advantage our worth. Twenty-seven the year when we leave these thy halls. Holds a feeling of joy and of pain; We ' ll resist life ' s temptations as each one befalls, I- ' or thus will salvation be gained. Of thy teachings in later life we shall have need Recollecting thy glory and fame; By courage and wisdom we hope to succeed And bring honor to thy fair name. M. Cronin. THE MID- YEAR DANCE This year the mid-year dance was given by the Freshman Class. It was a thrilling success. Following the usual custom, the dance was held in the Gymna- sium of the Normal School. As one entered the building, blue and white decorations met his eye all along the corridors. Upon entering the gymnasium everyone was greatly surprised at the beauty of the place. Blue and white streamers were hanging from the ceiling and down the sides of the walls, which gave the appear- ance of an arched ceiling. The new Freshman Banner was hung directly over the center of the room. It attracted much attention and added much to the appear- ance of the room. The lighting effects were beautiful. Besides the usual gay lights with which the gymnasium is always lighted, wall lamps were placed in various positions about the rooms. One corner of the room was set apart for the orchestra. This was one of the prettiest sections of the hall. It was really a little room fitted out for the players, the building of which showed much skill on the part of the students. Everyone marvelled at the beauty of it. It seemed as though a section of one of the play- houses in New York was suddenly picked up and landed here in the Normal School. We thought that everyone would like to rememher this, so we had a picture taken, which you see above. Opposite this corner of the hall was another cozy, home-like apartment. This was arranged for the use of the faculty. Much attention was given to this section as we wanted the faculty to have, by far, the coziest section of the room. Rugs were laid, the furniture was arranged very skilfully, and the lighting effect was something which brought a favorable comment from all those who attended. The faculty seemed to be very much satisfied and well contented with this work, and this in turn pleased everyone that had anything to do with designing and arrange- ment of the room as the one prime factor was to have the visiting members of the faculty as comfortable as possible. As this was a program dance, the orchestra started at the appointed time, which was half after eight. At this time there were about fifty couples present. But within half an hour the hall was crowded to its capacity. There were about one hundred and sixty couples present to enjoy themselves. Everything on the program went off smoothly. The best of refreshments were served continually during the evening in another gaily decorated apartment, just at the entrance of the hall. The balloon dance was probably the greatest feature of the night. This was a surprise to all present. During the course of one of the dances a string was pulled somewhere about the room and balloons began to fall from the ceiling of the room, only to be sought by the hands of the dancers. The committees worked very hard to make this affair the best of the season and they had their reward. The following were at the heads of the committees who worked very faithfully to make this danee a success: Decoration, Marie A. McDonough; Reception, Katherine Murray; Dance Order and Music, Lawrence Lcfevre; Refreshment, Ruth Allen. The Patronesses for the evening were: Mrs. G. H. Hawkins. Mrs. G. W. Shallies, and Mrs. F. O. Smith. Much credit is due to these people. They worked very hard for a long time previous to the date of the dance to make this an affair that would be long remem- bered. Everyone present expressed their appreciation for what these people had done to make the evening pleasant for all and declared that without a doubt this mid-year ball of the year 1925, given by the Class of ' 27, was the best ever held at Normal. Norman Davis. FRESHMAN POEM Freshmen, Freshmen, cease your chattering. Don ' t fool all your time away! Try to get at least a smattering Of your lessons for the day ! These kind words of admonition. Uttered in the study-hall. Fired our class with keen amhition To surpass the Juniors all. And the Seniors also; so we Buckled down to earnest work. Bound to let those loafers know we Lack their tendency to shirk. View us in anticipation, Seniors, learned and sedate, Patterns all for emulation, Competent to cope with Fate. Courage surely is not wanting Wisdom comes with time we trust; No words these of empty vaunting: We shall win, for win we must. Mildred Beckowsky. Maroahet Daniels. DELTA CLIO When the moon plays peek-a-boo, And the stars shine down on you. Delta Clio ' s here from far and near, To sing this song to you. The echoes of our song die away. But how often in the years to come shall they re-echo in our hearts? Even though the end of our school days is here and we stand on the threshold of life, eager to go forth and test our newly-acquired knowl- edge, still we hesitate because we know that our going means the severing of bonds that have become strong in the past three years. The bonds of friendship hold us tirinly and the pain of breaking away is great. Two years have passed since we have set down on paper the happenings of our Society — two years filled with joy and sorrow, good time and hard work, success and failure; filled, in fact, so full with all manner of things, that as Stevenson said, we have all been as happy as kings. The fall of 1923 consisted, as it seems to us now, of a succession of picnics, parties, and dances, interrupted rudely now and then with a bit of forced studious- ness. These strenuous six weeks culminated in the most honored and best loved of all functions — Pledge Night. Following Pledge, came a surprise party at the Red Brick Inn, at which the new Freshman Clios entertained the rest of us. It certainly was the best party yet. as we say after every party we have. 1 ain ' t got no money — m-o-n-e-y ! seemed to be the predominating refrain which drifted forth from Clio Room during the weeks that followed. We settled down a bit and produced a play — Up to Freddie. After that came our bazaar and a Christmas party (with appropriate gifts for us all) and then with the usual rush and scramble we left for home and two weeks ' vacation. Between Christmas and Easter we managed, with some difficulty, to be sure, to initiate our unruly Freshmen. That they should object to raw oysters and cod liver oil is something that even now we fail to understand. But like good sports, they did as they were told, in most things, and when the smoke and dust had cleared away, we all rejoiced at a banquet at the Witherill Hotel. It was the good luck of our Chapter that year to select the Grand President, and we chose one whom we know to be the most capable and most beloved, Miss Elizabeth Hawkins. Early in May our delegates, the Misses Hawkins, Raeieot, Huber. Hunter, and Fifield, left for Convocation, which was held at Cortland. They returned with stories of many happy times, and with many ideas for the next Convocation which is to be held here this year. The month of June brought examinations and then vacation. We left for our homes, some of us to do One Summer ' s Work in an Office, as a result of the many essays we had heard of that nature, and others to enjoy the very fact that we didn ' t have to do anything. With September came the return to school. With one or two exceptions every- thing seemed very much as it had on the previous September. Of course, we had a hrand-new Freshman Class to welcome, and incidentally we had an opportunity for six weeks ' of uninterrupted study before rush began. There followed three weeks ' of parties, ending in Pledge again. This year we took in sixteen girls. Almost before we could realize it, it was Christmas and our Christmas party was in full swing. Besides making Christmas enjoyable for ourselves, we tried to think of others a bit. We provided a Christmas dinner and gifts for a needy family of whom we had heard. Soon after vacation our Freshmen gave us a party in Clio Room. It was a huge success all the way through — a howling success, we might say, as the audience seemed to enjoy itself immensely. But the. grand climax was the presentation of three beautiful pieces of furniture to the room — two chairs and a davenport table. After the Freshman had been so kind to us, we rewarded them with initiation. Some of them would gladly have dispensed with the reward, but we showed no par- tiality, and each and every girl had her full share. To do nothing is not possible for good, healthy Clios, so no sooner is one thing out of the way than we turn our attention to something else. This time we turned our said attention to a Minstrel Show, which we presented the general public on March (i and again on March 12. With the coining of Convocation, there comes also the end of our last year, and as we leave our school behind, we silently thank our Sorority for having helped to make us ready for service, and worthy of trust. J. ShufeXT. ALPHA PHI THETA The members of Alpha Phi Theta Sorority wish to take this opportunity to thank the faculty and students of the Normal School for their hearty cooperation and support in everything we have tried to do. During the four years of our life we have gained unlooked-for success and we have every reason to believe that our Sorority has the brightest of bright futures before it. Alpha Phi Theta has given us a busy, but happy life, and we will leave our happy days behind to become but pleasant memories. Our first lonesome days as Freshmen were brightened by the many good times which the Alpha ' s gave us, and we were proud indeed to become one of them. During the year we. had entertainments, dances, and teas, at our rooms in the Y. W. L. and it was at these that real and true friendships were formed. As the days flew by, we soon found ourselves saying good-bye to the Seniors, and looking forward to the following fall when we should be the ones to welcome the new Freshmen. They all looked alike to us, but in different ways, we soon grew to know them better; perhaps it was in kid ' s clothes, at the Y. W. L., eat- ing hot dogs up the river, or watching an exciting movie. Then, after the six weeks of rush several more girls began their happy days in Alpha Phi Theta. W inter brought its round of sports, sleigh rides, formal dinners, and our Christmas party, at which we enjoyed our trie and gifts. Shortly after mid-years we pledged another group of girls into our Sorority and we started the new term with a happy, snappy bunch. With the coming of spring came Initiation. Girls wearing purple and white sunbonnets and carrying rag dolls were seen everywhere, and one seeing them would remark, Alpha Phi initiation. And so another happy, eventful year has passed and it is now our turn to say- good-bye to our happy Normal School days. As fall the leaves, so drop the days. In silence from the tree of life; Horn for a little while to blaze In action in the heat of strife, And then to shrivel with time ' s blast And fade forever in the past. B. M. Fox. AQON1AN HISTORY, 1923-1925 We read the pages of history that we may know how our forefathers lived, fought, and died, wherein they succeeded and why they tailed. And so, that our successors in Ago may find help through our poor endeavors, and a lesson in our mistakes, we leave with them a brief history of how we carried on : Surely there were no finer or sweeter girls in the Junior Class than those who went Ago in the fall of 1923. After the hetter-than-ever-before rush parties. Pledge and Formal Initiation made twenty-three splendid girls our sister Agonians. and we all rejoiced with them over their own good fortune, and ours. They showed their appreciation of the honor that had been conferred upon them by conducting themselves one and all, in a way that made us proud and happy. And they proved themselves royal entertainers when, one memorable evening, they took us to dinner and to the theater — it was a wonderful party. After our Christmas sale and party the Agonian record resolved itself into three big chapters — Mid-year Rush, Initiation, and Springtime Follies. Mid-year rush added to our Chapter tour more girls who have all done their share toward the realization of our aims and ideals. Initiation last year saw the introduction of the Ago caps, attractive miniature chapeaux in blue, gold, and white, worn throughout initiation days and coming to be known as the distinguishing feature of the Agonian initiation. We of Agonia stepped aside from the well-trodden path of play-giving last year, and dared to offer a new feature in the way of entertainment when, in the latter part of April, after weeks of tireless rehearsing, the old green burlap curtains in Normal Hall parted to disclose to an appreciative packed house the delightful opening number of Springtime Follies. As act succeeded act that evening our audience waxed more and more enthusiastic and the closing number, featuring the dances of the nations, and ending in one of our own Agonian songs, sent our patrons home feeling that once again the Agonians had given the public a wonderful treat. We owe much in the way of gratitude to the boys at school, for without their help the Follies would have been impossible. Rush season and rush parties in 1924 were limited, but this history would surely be incomplete did it not include mention of our Formal Tea, when we entertained the faculty, our alumni and rushees. We feel a pardonable pride in that affair, and we do think one member of the faculty stated it beautifully when she said, It was a perfect tea. Pledge and Formal Initiation ceremonies were never more solemn and beau- tiful than this year, when they seemed to take on a new significance for us all. Our lives would be so much brighter and happier could we always keep those promises ! Our annual fancywork sale was a huge success, both financially and socially, for it has become a looked-for event among the students and faculty, and gives a real service to Christmas shoppers. Mid-year Rush brought three more girls to us. In January the Agonians gave a play entitled, Cupid and Calories, which was successful in all respects. We joined with the other sororities at Normal in entertaining the Normal students and their friends at a St. Patrick ' s Dance held in the Gym on March 17th. As the papers said, a good time was had by all. Initiation came, as initiation always does, and in fear and trembling the Freshmen received their Summons. We must admit (though we shouldn ' t) that the initiation uniforms this year were clever, and the jaunty little blue-gold-and- white caps of our initiates, to say nothing of the sweat-shirts with Agonian printed across the front, were at once the admiration and envy of all. Of course, being initiated wouldn ' t be one ' s choice indoor, or out-door sport, but. as we told them — it might have been worse. On April 25th we had a Card Party at the Y. W. L., to raise money for our furnishing fund. We did it, too, to the entire satisfaction of everyone present- as far as we heard. In May we entertained the Clionians and their Convocation delegates at a tea, where the best of our practical and impractical talent combined to please the inner and outer (wo)man. There was every indication that we suc- ceeded in both respects. History repeats itself — what we have done you, our Sister Agonians. will do in all probability. But during the time when you will be the guardians of the trust we leave with you. remember the words of one who helped in making the history of our country, United we stand, divided we fall. Work together, for only in this way can you achieve great things. You will be a power for good or for evil, in school life — look to it that it is good. Choose your leaders wisely, then follow them faithfully. Let Faith, Hope, and Charity be your watchwords — Faith in your leaders and in each other, Hope for bigger and better things in Ago, and Charity toward all. In the immortal words of the great leader, Abraham Lincoln: With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right Kathkimne A. O ' Connell. A T m L T H € Phof. Alfred L. Diebolt Coach for Boys ' and Girls ' Teams ' 28, ' 24; Coach for Girls ' Team ' 24, ' 25. Former Athletic Instructor Army and N ' avy Prep School, Washington, D. C. Colgate University; University of Virginia; University of Wisconsin; Columbia Uni- versity, B. S., A. M. Plattsburg Normal School 1921-25. Edward Burns St. Lawrence University; Coach, St. Mary ' s Academy, Ogdensburg; Coach, Massena High School ' 22, ' 23. Professional basketball: Company I, Ogdensburg; Clios, Massena; Elks, Plattsburgh. Coach, Plattsburgh State Normal ' 24, ' 25, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS G. HAYWARD Webster. President Lois DeLano, Vice-President Ernest Lemieix. Treasurer Ruth Larson, Secretary Mr. Gvy W. Siiallies, Faculty Advisor and Treasurer COUNCIL Seniors Anne G. Duquette Mary Grimes Harold H. Stratton Freshmen Marie Shroedei Elizabeth Lawless Philip Sullivan Juniors Florence Biser Albert T. Herzog Francis P. Ryan The purpose of the Athletic Association is to govern and finance the athletic activities of the school. The entire body, officers and council levy and collect dues and decide matters of raising funds and of disbursements. The records of financial operations are kept by the student treasurer, while the funds are disbursed through the faculty treasurer upon order of the president. Every member of the st udent body automatically becomes a member of the association upon payment of the dues. BASKETBALL— BOYS ' 23- ' 24 This season marked the first result of the new three-year course, which gave a larger attendance of male students than were usually enrolled. Basketball mate- rial, however, was none too plentiful, but an early start together with the unselfish devotion of time and hard work on the part of the players and the cooperation and support of the student body, a fast and consistent team was turned out and a suc- cessful season terminated. Early in the fall Foster Loso was elected manager and he succeeded in arrang- ing a good schedule for the season. Webster was elected captain of the team. Mr. Alfred L. Diebolt coached the team. The games played, won and lost, speak for themselves. It might be pointed out that the worst defeat was by eight points and that the team scored 190 points against 156 for its opponents. The three most interesting, exciting, and by far the best games of the season were: Glens Falls Academy (Here), won by Normal 22-19 Ausable Forks (Here), lost by Normal 29-30 Plattsburgh High School, lost by Normal 25 ' 27 Persoxxel of Team Foster W. Loso, Manager Prof. Alfred L. Diebolt, Coach Maurice Kabinowitz. 1. f. Herwood Prevost. r. g. G. Hayward Webster, r. f., ( ' apt. Harold H. Stratton, c. Roswell Clucky, c. Francis P. Ryan. g. Francis Brennan, 1. g. Adolf Pfisterer, f. Games Played Danncmora 7 Normal . . . . . 33 (Here) Glens Falls Academy .... . . . 19 Normal 22 (Here) Ausable Forks H. S . . . 30 Normal . 29 (Here) 21 Normal 13 (At Glens Falls) . , 23 Normal 19 (At Ausable Forks) 6 Normal . . . . 24 (Danncmora) Mineville H. S , , , 24 Normal . 25 (Here) Normal 25 (Here) BASKETBALL- BOYS ' 2-l- ' 25 With the return of three members of the last year team and a large number of Freshman boys enrolled, prospects looked bright for a successful basketball season. The team was late in organizing. Louis Drinkwinc was elected manager of the team and Francis (Pop) Ryan, assistant manager. Midge Haron was elected captain of the. team. Mr. Edward Burns was secured to coach the team. The team ' s record, while not one of games won, showed consistency and would have undoubtedly been better if conditions regarding a court for practice and for regular games could have been constant. As usual there were four and sometimes five teams using the really only available court. The four best games of the season which were marked by fast, clean playing were : Ausable Forks H. S. (Here), lost by Normal 27-28 St. Mary ' s, Ogdensburg (Here), won by Normal 20-14 Glens Falls Academy (There), lost by Normal 21-28 Mount Assumption (Here), lost by Normal 17-18 Personnel of Team Louis Drinkwine, Manager Francis Rva.v. Assistant Manager Edward Burns, Coach Francis Haron. r. f., Copt. Hayward Webster. 1. g. Maurice Rabinowitz. 1. f. Francis Ryan, g. Kermit Williams, c. Harold Stratton, c. Herwood Prevost, r. g. Alger Daris Games Played Ausable Forks H. S 28 St. Mary ' s. Ogdensburg 11 Mineville H. S 21 Glens Falls Academy 28 Ausable Forks H. S 82 Mount Assumption 18 Mount Assumption 20 Y. M. C. A 28 Glens Falls 26 Normal 27 (H ere) Normal 20 (Here) Normal 19 (There) Normal 24 (There) Normal 18 (There) Normal 17 (Here) Normal 12 (Here) Normal IS (Here) Normal 14 (Here) BASKETBALL— Q1RLS ' 24- ' 25 Much enthusiasm was aroused among the girls over this season ' s basketball. The entering class added considerably to the number of participants. Edith Huber was elected manager, and Lillian Boyle, Captain. Prof. Alfred L. Diebolt again kindly consented to coach the team. Boys ' rules were used for the greater part of the season, modified boys ' rules being used only at the end of the season to enable us to play the Potsdam Normal team. The manager immediately got busy with her correspondence, but, due to so many teams changing in their use of boys ' rules, to girls ' rules, it was difficult to schedule as many games as were desired. A game at Ellenburgh and a return game at Pittsburgh awaited the team at their return after the holiday vacation. The Ellenburgh High School team put up a rather strong offensive, but the Normal team succeeded in winning. The score was 10-8. One week later, the Ellenburgh team came to Plattsburgh, where they were defeated again with the score of 19-12 in favor of the Normal. It had been the ambition of the team to play another Normal School team. The ambition was realized this year when Potsdam signed the contract for two games between Plattsburgh and Potsdam. Once started, the ambition given as a result, a game was scheduled with the varsity team of St. Lawrence University, the game to be played on their court. On March 2()th, the Normal team traveled to Potsdam. The long ride and use of modified boys ' rules for half the game proved too great a handicap for the team, and consequently lost to Potsdam Normal, the score, 29-9 in their favor. Refreshing sportsmanship was demonstrated by the Potsdam team, and the Platts- burgh girls were glad to make acquaintances after the game at a light lunch pre- pared by the Potsdam team. The next day found the Plattsburgh Normal team at Canton. A very good game was played there — that is, the Normal girls put up a stiff fight; their defen- sive was excellent. They lost by 1 point, the score being 8-9 in favor of St. Lawrence. The return game of Potsdam Normal School was anticipated with interest. The team practiced hard and felt ready to meet the Potsdam team one week later. The girls played hard, the passwork was good, but the Potsdam girls proved the better players. The score at the end of the first half was tied, but the last half found Potsdam 5 points ahead of Plattsburgh. The score was 14- IS. The defeats have only spurred the team on, and next year it plans to begin to organize earlier, practice harder, and produce a first class team. Personnel of Team Edith Hither. Manager Lillian Boyle, c. Helen Cartinell. f. I.ois DeLano, f. Edith Hubcr, f. Prof. Alfred L. Diebolt, Coach Lillian Boyle, Captain Eileen LaHaise, g. Helen McCaffrey, g. Katherine O ' Conncll, g. Ann Rovelle, g. SUPPLEMENTARY HISTORY Through the efforts of Professor A. L. Diebolt, the people of Plattsburgh, as well as the students of P. S. N. S., were enabled to enjoy some very entertaining lectures. The season last year started late and consequently was short, only two lecturers being secured. One of these was Hamlin Garland, the noted American author, and the other was Stephen Leaeock, the lovable Canadian humorist. This year the initial presentation was by Mrs. Edward Alexander MacDowell, who delivered a lecture and piano recital at Normal Hall on the evening of Septem- ber 30th. Mrs. MacDowell is the widow of the man whom Paderewski called the greatest of American composers and her selections were taken largely from the works of her husband. The program was not only delightful, but also highly instructive and to those familiar with the beauty of MacDowell ' s works, it was a very great privilege to hear them interpreted by one so familiar with the spirit of them. The second of the series of the Normal Lecture Course was given by the famous American author, Irving Bacheller, on My Quest for Happiness. In developing his thought, he spoke of many notable characters, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, and Andrew Carnegie, among others who had not impressed him as happy men. In conclusion, he said: One must have a home, children, love, faithfulness and, above all, work, else there can never be a feeling of content- ment and happiness. Normal Angell, the widely known author and economist of London, England, made his second appearance on the American continent at Normal Hall on Octo- ber 28th. Mr. Angell is one of the foremost British journalists and he spoke with authority on the subject, What the New Experiment is Doing for England. He spoke of the changes which are going on in the development of governments, not only in Europe, but also in this country. In ' introducing the speaker, Dr. Hawkins made mention of Mr. Angell ' s work. The Great Delusion, which makes such an impression on all who read it. No more interesting lecturer was secured for the course, than Dr. Richard Burton, head of the Department of Literature of the University of Minnesota. His first lecture gave an intimate insight into the life of his friend, Mark Twain. He was closely associated with Mr. Clemens for twelve years, and it could hardly be possible to have found an abler exponent of the personality of the premier American humorist. In the second of his series of three lectures, he spoke, on Robert Louis Steven- son. Dr. Burton called him one of the greatest writers of his century and one who will go down as the ranking essayist of his time. The last lecture by Dr. Burton proved to be one of the most interesting of the whole series. His subject, The Movies and the Multitude, delighted his audience. Besides telling something of the industry itself and its history, he told some of its effects if it were allowed to grow unchecked. The Normal Course ended with two lectures by the Irish author, poet, and lecturer, Seumas MacManus. According to Mr. MacManus, story-telling is one of the oldest of arts. He spoke of the years some men had expended in acquiring this art and the favor which was theirs when it was acquired to proficiency. He told of the story-teller ' s life in the old days in Ireland when each village had its story-teller. Mr. Diebolt ' s selection of speakers brought to our midst some of the most dis- tinguished lecturers, and the capacity audiences which greeted these speakers showed the appreciation which was felt by the students and townspeople. Mhs. O ' Donnell. SORRY BY Cecelia Regan (First Prize) The square, white envelope lay there on the table — smug, self-satisfied, com- placent. The firm, neat handwriting tripping smoothly across it spelled Lola ' s own name. It was lying there when Lola came in from class, and she had stopped to stare stupidly at it before sitting down, rather abruptly and breathlessly, on the edge of the little white bed. Slowly Lola reached for it, and as slowly drew back her hand and let it drop listlessly into her lap where, almost without volition on her part the hand took from her pocket her report card. It was a good card — in fact, Lola knew there were few better. The coveted E appeared often on her card and she knew that when the honor roll was called her name would be near the top. Suddenly she thought again of the square, white envelop that lay there on the table — and now it seemed to wear an injured air, as though it resented her neglect in opening it. Lola mentally pulled herself together, reached again for the envelope, and again dropped her hand. What was the use of opening it! She knew what it contained, she had dreamed it so many times, in fancy had hugged it to herself in an ecstacy of joy, so often had rehearsed, and even had written out her answer. She knew what it would say, for had she not read Nina ' s that first, never-to-be- forgotten year, when Nina — lucky, sweet, adorable, empty-headed Nina — had come to her naturally for congratulations? To her, to Lola, whose every nerve seemed ready to snap when she kissed Nina and told her she was glad. Glad? Glad! What hypocrisy! For she wasn ' t glad, she was sorry, sorry for herself, for her poor bruised heart, because she had failed where Nina, with her pretty face and careless, happy smile, had succeeded — Lola had failed to make a sorority. The memory of it burned her now, the sting of it lashed her so that great tears rolled down her smooth, pale cheeks. Mechanically she wiped away the tears and went to her dressing-table where she leaned far over to scrutinize her own features. She wasn ' t ugly — no, it couldn ' t have been that — lots of homelier girls had made sororities. True, she was no beauty, but her tall, slender figure was not ungraceful, her rather serious brown eyes were well set in a rather slim, patrician-like face, and her crowning glory, her lovely black hair, had never been b obbed. Lola gazed for a few minutes at the reflection before her, then suddenly dropping her head on her arms she gave way to the flood of tears she had been trying so hard to keep back. The door opened very softly and in came the tiniest slip of a girl! From the top of her curly bobbed head, to the tips of her patent leather shoes she was the exact opposite of the girl before the mirror. Dancing blue eyes helped the rosebud mouth to laugh away the cares of the crazy old world, and round pink cheeks kept company with a tiny, upturned nose that continually sniffed fun and frolic. A quick glance at the table assured her that the bid was there, and she skipped across the room and threw both arms around the sobbing figure at the dressing table. Lola Trent, I do believe you ' re crying, you silly old goose. Sobs answered her. Lola dear, what is it? Tell Nina, please Lola. Lola raised a tear-stained face to kiss the pretty one so near her own. It ' s nothing, Nina, really I ' ve nothing to cry about. Oh, Lola, I ' m so happy that you ' re going to join my sorority. Lola looked away from the eager face, out through the window where she could see the solid old red Normal standing outlined against the bleak February sky. Her face worked strangely, while memories that bless and burn passed through her mind, and Nina sat wondering why Lola looked so unhappy when the big event, the bid, which they had both wanted so much, had come to pass. Finallv Lola rose, almost roughly pushing off Nina ' s embrace, and walked to to the window where, her back turned to her roommate, she announced in an even, lifeless voice: I ' m not going to join. Lola! Lola, you ' re joking, and Nina tried to laugh, but something in the other girl ' s manner forced her to believe that Lola was not joking. A dead silence followed, broken only by the tick-toek, tick-toek of Lola ' s prac- tical alarm clock, and the fainter tick-toek. tick-toek of Nina ' s little mantel clock. Nina fought hard for self-control such as the quiet figure by the window seemed to possess. Lola, her voice was almost a whisper, Why — what ' s the matter — why aren ' t you — I told them — they said they wanted — They did! They said they wanted me! Passionately Lola turned. Did they really say it at last? It has taken them nearly three years, three unbearably, unbelievably long years, years that have left a scar on my very heart, Nina, to say it! And it ' s too late now, it ' s too late, I can ' t join. It has lost its charm, for me; something I expected to feel has died and I do not care. It ' s too late. Nina dear — I ' m sorry. Nina was crying quietly — Nina always cried when she was hurt or didn ' t understand, and now she was hurt over Lola ' s refusal and because she couldn ' t understand what it was all about. Nina loved Lola with the biggest love it was possible for Nina to give. Don ' t cry, Nina, Lola came and knelt beside her, It doesn ' t hurt any more. It did hurt, but Ivc grown away from it. Do stop crying, that ' s a dear, I want to teU you — A knock at the door interrupted her, and. answering the summons to Come a girl of perhaps nineteen years of age, pretty, well-dressed, confident in appear- ance, came into the room, but stopped uncertainly when she saw the two sober faces. Will you sit down, Ethel? Thanks, Lola, but I just ran in to congratulate you; I ' m ever so glad you ' re going to be one of our sisters. And she approached Lola who was standing now. to kiss her. Lola stepped back and motioned the other girl to a ehair. Ethel felt the coolness and glanced quickly at Nina. You ' re president now, aren ' t you, Ethel ? Yes, Lola. Please sit down just a minute, won ' t you? It won ' t take long but — I ' ve something to tell you. Wonderingly, Ethel dropped into the nearest chair, and Nina, thoroughly bewildered, watched her roommate in a sort of daze. Nina alone knew what hard work it had been to get that bid for Lola — what arguing, pleading, and begging had been in vain until, after .Mid-year examinations the girls in the sorority had seemed to have a sudden change of heart and had authorized Nina to rush Lola hard. Nina almost imagined why, but she had said nothing, she had been so glad to know that Lola ' s big wish was to be gratified. But Lola was talking in that sweet, soft voice of hers — On the rainiest, dreariest day of that whole rainy, dreary September, nearly three years ago, I landed at Normal, already homesick for what I had left behind, but sustained by what I expected the future to bring — new friends, new work, new play, new happiness. I do not make friends easily, though at home I always had plenty of them. Here I soon found that I was not to be singled out for special attention. I saw the sorority girls rushing here and there, attentive to this one and that one, and I knew that that was what I wanted and needed — a little friendliness and attention. But I didn ' t get it. Nina, who came to room with me, was very popular — everyone wanted to to take out Nina. And she was sweet about insisting that I go along, but some- times I wouldn ' t go because I felt I wasn ' t wanted. Oh, those dreadful, long eve- nings — and Nina coming in later, flushed and happy, to tell me of the marshmallow roast, or the fudge party, or the Japanese party. Of all the girls who came for Nina I admired and liked your group best, Ethel — they were so smart, so ' peppy so cocksure of themselves ! I knew that I wanted to join your sorority, but I knew that I would not be asked. And so it was — Nina joined and I smiled to the world by day, and wept on my pillow at night. Did you girls ever think of that, I wonder? Oh, I know everyone can ' t be rushed, but how did they know I wouldn ' t bring as much honor to your sorority as would Nina, or Grace Brock, or Gwendolyn Stanton ? I helped Nina dress for ' Pledge ' ; I was waiting up for her when she came back, starry-eyed and solemn, from Formal Initiation ; and I helped her to ' scrub up ' after the other initiation. Do you think I could do all that without it hurting? It hurt deeply, but I grinned and promised myself that ' next year ' would be my t urn — Nina would rush me. Meanwhile I studied hard, to make a record I would be proud to bring with me when I ' joined. ' I came back next year, happy and confident. After the first meeting Nina came home very quiet and just kissed me. That was all, but it was enough — I knew they had turned me down. Why? I asked myself again and again, and I couldn ' t answer it. And I couldn ' t bear to discuss it with even Nina. Oh, you girls can never know the anguish of those days. I fought desperately with myself to keep from going home. Life didn ' t seem much then, and I wanted my Mother to comfort me and soothe the hurt. But I won that battle, I stayed, and a faint hope said, ' Perhaps at .Mid-years. ' I studied and read; I dreamed again; and I learned to know the faculty better that second year. I found there were other tilings than sororities, other girls than sorority girls — girls who had dreams and ideals, and from whom I could, and did learn. Oh, but it was hard — hard to give up my dream of ' belonging. ' Gradually, though, I grew. Nina helped me to grow, for — forgive me, Nina — I measured myself by her, and found I was getting away from her. Sometimes after her meeting she would come in with a frown between her eyes, and more than once I knew she cried. Of course she. never told me why, but I guessed. Mid-year came and went, and my report card with its ever-increasing list of ' E ' s ' was my main comfort. Then June — home, with the ache in my heart growing better — a wonderful summer, and back to my books, and Nina, and hope. But again I was disappointed. That time, however, I swallowed hard and forgot — no, I couldn ' t forget, but I was so busy with schoolwork, making new friends, having reunions with old ones, and ever building up in my thoughts a bright, happy world of my own, that I almost forgot. My report card has rewarded my efforts, and a place on the Cardinal Staff has made up to me for a great many things. I knew when Nina asked me to go to that ' movie ' party what was coming, and with that knowledge came the other — that I had grown away from you all. Your petty thoughts and aspirations — do you think I can be interested in them now? Your scheming, underhandedness in wanting me to join your sorority now that you know I am to be an honor student — do you think for a moment that I do not understand ? It. has taken me a long time; I was dull, I admit, but I know now that what I took to be pure gold was but brassy glitter. I do not know what your pledge is, Ethel, but it must be intended to make you square and honest. Can you say you all believe in it and live up to it? Your ideals — have you any real ones? Does your Constitution say that you shall accept a girl because she is an honor student? Your ideas are no longer like mine, Ethel, and your ideals — well, they are not for me. I am free to choose, free to accept or reject your ' bid, ' and I choose to reject it. When I needed and wanted your help you passed me by. I have fought my fight alone, I have worked and slaved for my Mother ' s sake, to bring a little honor to her, and what I have won shall I now lend it to glorify your sorority! No, I ' ll travel the rest of the way alone, I guess. I ' ve outgrown you — sorry! LU ' S SUCCESSFUL FAILURE BY Hahhiett E. Lavison (Honorable Mention) Lu slowly made her way across the campus. The sunset made the diamond- shaped panes of the chapel glow like, precious stones and turned the pond into a bright disc of orange. Never before had the Campus of North College looked so beautiful. But little of the beauty impressed itself on Lu ' s mind, however. Her eyes were turned to the ground, and her whole attitude showed itself in the word which was running through her mind. Faii.Uk! That was what the Dean had called heM A failure. The words seared her brain. Involuntary tears rushed to her sparkling blue eyes. As she walked along the smooth gravel walks, memories came to her of the first day of her college life; the bustle at the station ; the kind Seniors helping here and there ; the mischievous Juniors hindering. But most important that first inspiring talk in the chapel. Would she ever forget the slogan Dean YV ' inslow had used. What you are to be, you are now becoming. How the Dean ' s face had lighted up when she gave that age-old motto of North College. What dreams of honor and success Lu had dreamed that first night! And now the person she honored most had called her a failure. Queerest of all was that Lu Dunstan was ' one of the most popular girls of the college. Coming from a wealthy family whose name stood high in the social register of the South, her vivaciousnes and sparkling personality soon came to the fore. She had invitations to join every eligible sorority on the Campus. She was rushed hither and thither, to that party and this play. Her lessons took little or none of her very valuable time. She was naturally bright and in some manner succeeded in buttling her way through tests. Then one day the Dean sent for her. Lu thought it was an invitation to dinner and went into the office with a self-composed smile and manner. The Dean had not minced words. I call you worse than a failure, Miss Dunstan, because you have the ability of an honor student and you have wasted it on unimportant things and have been con- tent with just passing your subjects. Then the Dean told Lu of the little Southern girl who had come to the college twenty-five wars before. This girl had been so painfully shy and retiring that no one paid any attention to her. But she studied and finally overcame her shyness and her fellow students came to know and love her. As a result of her sweet ways and her perseverance, she became, in her Senior year, president of the Student Council, the highest honor that can be paid to a student. That girl was your mother, the Dean said softly. The sweetest girl who ever came to the North. And it grieves me greatly to think that you, her daughter, should think so lightly of her real work and spend her time on ephemeral things. You are a failure. Are you going to remain one. ' That is entirely up to you. Now Lu, go home and think it over; and come baek next week. Talk it over with me and I will help you if you need it. Lu turned slowly and walked from the room and into the bright sunset of the campus. Upon returning to her room, she sat down in front of her dressing table, and, looking into her mirror, took stock of herself. Lu Dunstan, aren ' t you ashamed of yourself? You, whose mother is one of the sweetest girls who ever came to the North, whose father grants you every wish; is this the return they are to get for their good example? Are you to go out of North College just another ordinary girl who thinks more of her fraternity pin than the ideals of the College, more of silly pastime than her life work? Are you going to be a failure? No, you ' re not! Then, sitting there in twilight, Lu made a resolution to be what her mother was. The next day her classmates thought Lu had a new whim. She came to classes in a dark, quiet dress in place of the usual bright, daring ones she had worn in the past. Her hair was combed down straight. And, strange to say, it became her. Under her arm was a large portfolio of books and she used them. In classes, instead of gazing airily around the room or distracting everyone ' s attention by playing silly jokes, she attended strictly to her work. Her friends prophesied an early downfall. It ' s only a whim. It will soon pass off, was all her friends ' opinion. But it didn ' t. All that winter she plugged along, doing her work faithfully and conscientiously. At times the sound of gay laughter, coming from the direction of her sorority house, made her long for just a little fun. But instead she would walk up to the Dean ' s house and together they would sit and talk of Lu ' s mother until she had forgotten her temptation entirely. She never tired of hearing those stories of the past. And, knowing her mental resolve. Dean Winslow encouraged her. As a form of recreation, Lu went into athletics. Her prowess in basketball was soon recognized by the coaches. It was the custom at the college to allow Freshmen to practice with the squad, but they were not usually allowed to play in games until they were upperclassmen. One day, as she was running around the gym floor getting warmed up for practice, she heard her name called. Turning around, she saw Miss Bayles, the head coach, beckoning to her. Lu ' s heart sank. Another failure? was the question in her mind. She ran across the floor in answer to the summons. Miss Dunstan, the coaches had a conference last night and we have decided to let you train with the regular squad and put you in a game if the opportunity arises. Lu ' s face shone. A freshman on the Varsity team. But as suddenly the thought came, could she do her school work as well if she went in training. She knew she. could not. It would mean hours of practice daily and she knew she could not afford to give that time. I ' m afraid I can ' t, she said slowly, painfully. Surprise showed itself on Miss Bayles ' face, but she said nothing. Lu went back to her room to fight her battle. Finally, unable to stand the solitude, she walked across the campus to the Dean ' s house. Busy? she asked, seeing the Dean at her desk. Never too busy to help you, replied the Dean, pulling up a chair for Lu. Come and tell me all about it. You look just about bursting with news. I am, Lu replied. Miss Bayles just told me I could train with the team. And me only a freshman. The Dean sat and looked at Lu for a moment. Of course you jumped at the chance, she said. No, I didn ' t, Lu replied slowly. I ' ve decided not to, because it would interfere with my school work. Of course I shall continue my gym work as usual. The Dean ' s face curved into that sweet smile that the students of North so loved. I know how much it cost to give up the opportunity, she said softly. You are winning your fight. You are your mother ' s girl. All the ache left Lu ' s heart. Her face shone at Dean Winslow ' s words. There is no higher praise you could have given me, she remarked smilingly. Some day I hope to deserve it. April came and May and then — -Examinations. Everywhere, in every dormi- tory, along each hall one could hear murmurings of- — I just can ' t learn this or I know I won ' t pass. One day Lu suddenly decided she wanted to see her mother before she took her examinations. She needed the stimulus of her mother ' s encouragement. So three days before examinations, I.u disappeared. Much talk went on behind the doors of the girls ' rooms. Even her best chums thought she had skipped because she was afraid of tests. But, confident of Lu ' s integrity, the Dean waited silently. At last came the telegram saying: At Home With Mother. Expect Me for Exams — Lu. A load lifted itself from the Dean ' s heart as she read the words. She knew now why Lu had skipped. Sure enough Lu arrived in time for tests. And oh ! the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth over those tests. Students stood, sat or leaned everywhere with white, scared faces, discussing them. At North College one day in the school year was set aside after final tests as Merit Day. On this day, the honors were read, and the names of those who passed. Merit Day this year dawned bright and clear. Along all the walks of the campus, students walked to chapel to hear the verdict. Their brightly colored dresses made a picture far too pretty for such a tragic occasion. Finally they were all assembled in the old chapel. Dean Winslow rose from her seat, dignified and lovely in her black robes. Slowly, and distinctly she read the list of names of those who passed. And what sighs and gasps of relief were heard throughout the room! Finally, the list was ended and the Dean sat down. Lu ' s name had not been read ! Lu sat there, silent and miserable, thinking only of her mother ' s face when she heard the news — failed. In another moment the Dean was on her feet. I want to tell you the story of how a failure was responsible for a success. She smilingly unfolded, hit by hit. the tale of Lu ' s struggle with herself. In minute detail she described Lu ' s refusal of a place on the basketball team. All through the recital I.u sat red and white by turns, dazed and bewildered. And that girl who started out a failure has the honor of having the highest average in the Freshman class. It is a great honor to me to present her name. Lulu Dunstan. There was a moment of stunned silence, then a storm of tumultuous applause. Lu rose, her eyes rilled with happy tears. I can only say girls that I am as much surprised as you are. But what I am now I owe to two people, Dean Winslow and my mother. If we all just keep our mothers in front of our ey es and use them as ideals, we can ' t help being just what they are. And who is more wonderful than your mother? LISTENING IN ON THE RADIO — 5 YEARS HENCE Station P. S. N. S. receiving. Station W. E. A. F. broadcasting. First number is a piano solo by Harold Stratton entitled, My Swedie Went Away . Next number will be a vocal solo by Dort Henry entitled, So This is Love . Music will now be broad- casted from the Ziegfeld Follies. It might be interesting to announce who the beauties of the Follies are for 1924-1925: Gen. Milvo, Margaret McGraw, Irene Bierne, Mary Lucian, Marie Schroeder, Adele. Kaemp, and (Jen. Lyons. Station K. D. K. A. broadcasting. In behalf of the faculty and students of the Plattsburgh State Normal School we are endeavoring to locate Mr. Albert Brault who, it is thought, has been kidnapped. Mr. Brault failed to return home from Leonard ' s Dancing Academy on the evening of the free dance. Kindly relay. Station K. K. broadcasting. Charlie Parton ' s Oriole Orchestra will entertain those listening in. The first, selection will be I Found a Kit-kit-kitty . Station P. D. Q. broadcasting. Dr. Pearl O ' Donnell will discuss the merits of physical examinations. She expects to succeed Miss Goodridge at P. S. N. S., who has chosen photography as her field. Station F. I. N. I. S. broadcasting. Bed-time Stories by Spencer Ames . GOODNITE. NORMAL LIFE 1 H.W«-lle - CROSS-WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL 1. Biggest fibber in Senior Class. (Girl.) 4. President of Senior Class. 7. Negative. 5. Therefore. 9. Mrs. Mousseau ' s maiden name. I Initials.) 11. Little girl who will never grow up. (Jr.) 13. Red-haired Peruvian. (Fr.) 15. Comparative degree of much. 1 6. F ' ish eggs. 17. Future Kriesler. (Jr.) 20. One of the twills. (Sr.) 24. Business manager of the Year Book. 25. Girl named after n month. (Fr.) 26. Friend of an Hail. (Jr.) 28. Deluge 30. First alphabetically in Senior Class. ( General. ) 32. Note of the scale. I Diatonic.) 33. Fattest General Senior. 34. Leader of the Oriole Orchestra. 35. Degree. 36. Mysterious. 39. Lake Placid girl skater. (First Initial and last name.) 40. Leader of fashion. (Jr.) 44. Senior Advisor. I Faculty. ) 45. Perform. 47, Principal of P. S. N. S. 50. Private secretary to Pres. (As it were.) 53. Most popular name In Normal. 56. Sergeant-at-arms. (Fr.) 58. Famous basketball player. (Fr. ) 59. Abbreviation for opposite. 60. French article. 62. Exist. 63. Junior comedian. (Poss. case.) 64. Earthquake. VERTICAL 1. Long Islander. (Sr.) 2. Harlan Cronin ' s better Half. (Sr. girl.) 3. Negative. 4. Future Cadyvllllan. (Sr. girl.) 5. Ex-Potsdam Normal girl. 6. Noisy. I Fr. girl.) 9. Lois McCarty ' s roommate. (Jr. girl.) 10. Freshman representative. 11. Barney ' s girl. (Fr.) 12. Behold. 14. Perfect Mapper. (Jr.) 17. Substitute for butter. 18. Father of the business manager. 19. Rave. (Obs.) 21. Galll Curci. (Sr. girl.) 22. Young Al. ( Fr. girl.) 23. Normal Sheikess. (Sr. girl.) 25. Leader of Normal Orchestra. (Faculty.) 27. Quiet Freshman. 29. Grassy plain. 30. American paper works. (Abbreviated.) 31. Oblique. (Abbreviated.) 37. Bill Libby ' s better half. (Jr.) 38. Ailments. 41. Daddy ' s place of punishment. 42. Basketball center. ( Fr. boy.) 43. Lawyer. 45. Quiet member of the Senior Class. (Girl.) 46. All right. 48. Style of Greek architecture. 4 9. Brick layer. 51. Hal. 52. Famous dancer. (P ' r. ) 54. Exclamation. 55. One from Mt. Vernon. (Jr.) 57. Sister of Marlelle. (Fr.) 61. One of the Singleton ' s. 62. Division of the Bible. S. N. S. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE COMPLETE DICTIONARY Female of Duke Duquette A kind of automobile Nash A country of dikes Holland Woods (Latin) Sylv(i)a What Seniors do when they spy Daddy Dodge A fuel we couldn ' t get along without Kohl One who deals in meat Butcher A syllable used in singing the scale Lu One who draws a salary Wagemaker An essential bookkeeping book Ledger An adjective applying to a lawbreaker Lawless An inhabitant of southwestern Europe Turk Essential for washing Tubbs That which is worn by soldiers to carry supplies Kit An exclamation Haugh A famous saint Anthony A kind of fish Tunny A term given to negroes Coons A theory of Evolution Spencer Unmolested Free A Christmas song Carol(l) A statesman of Richelieu ' s age Sully A foreign coin Cronin To cook Boyle Ferocious animals Lyons A tormenting sound Noyse The result of fire Bierne An approved dictionary Webster Why children cry Payne Coste ' s special (sandwich) Mickey As the Norma . girt thinks ih looh thinks he looks As thf Normal fellow Looks ALPHABET — COMMERCIALITES ' 25 A — is for Anderson, meek and demure, Also for Ausnian, who ' s well liked I ' m sure. B — is for Baker, she ' s small, but oh my! Bullis, her side-kick, and Brooks who ' s so shy. Also Hank Brennan, of President fame. (People IMAGINE that he is quite tame.) C — is for Crawford and Peg Carroll too; One is so grand and the other will do. Also for Cronin, who ' ll forsake the C ' s, Quite early this fall and jump up to the P ' s. D — is for Delisle. Izzie Tish did you say? Yes, she ' s the young sheikess from Saranae way. Let ' s not forget Mope Drew, the kid from Vermont, She never goes walking ; she goes for a jaunt. E — is quite scarce in our school at this time, But Erickson ' s name is enough for my rhyme. F — is for famous, a word that describes Each dignified member of Class ' 25. G — is for Gailey, a mighty good sport; Goldman and Goodspeed, they ' re not a bad sort. H — stands for Henry and Hulihan too, And Holland who clings to her lessons like glue. I — is for I. Q. ' s. They explained to the mass, That for brains, ' 25 was an unsurpassed class. J — means two Johnsons ; we ' re proud of each name. Class Beauty; Best Dresser; they ' ve both attained fame. K — is for Kiley, who cannot be beat, Also for Kohl, very quiet and sweet. L — is for Loso, who ' s not a bad scout; And little Gen Lyons, as still as a mouse. M — is for Marvin, McCarthy, McGraw. When Maggie gets started. Oh Boy! can ' t she jaw! Also Gen Milvo, who ' s happy all day. Never down-hearted, at least so they say. And if you look closely, you ' ll SHURE find MeGaulley, Her wit keeps the class in good humor and jolly. N — is for NORMAL, the best school on earth. Each Senior is well aware of her worth. O — is for Mary O, tiny hut wise. She ' ll come out on top, is what we all surmise. P — stands for Pecotte, Pat, Pfisterer, Phrpps ; Adolf the brilliant one; Pat full of quips. Q — is for questions, which all classes fear, But still they are given us year after year. R — stands for Right and for Right we all stand, For people like US, there is always demand. S — stands for Judy, Spence, Strat, and Sorrell, Also for Sully who poets quite well. T — stands for Tierney, who likes the first floor, And somebody on it a little bit more. U — is for US, wise Seniors, all say, Not once in a while, but just every day. V — is for Vacation, which makes our lives gay, When fun ' s to be had, there ' s never a nay. W — is for Lila and Lula and Web; To tell I.ila from I.ula ' s a job that takes head. X — is for Xams, which we ' ll never forget, Each one that came was the hardest one yet. Y — is for the yearnings, lodged in each heart, As we think of dear NORMAL from which we must Z — is for Zeal, you see on each face, As into Life ' s battles, we march to our place. Y — is for the Yearnings, lodged in each heart. A. G. D. WHAT A NORMAL EXAMINATION ' OUGHT TO BE Instructions Time Allowed. As much as needed. Candidates taking this examination may not converse in tones loud enough to be heard in the lower hall, but may whisper and compare notes. They may ask the teacher in charge concerning any extremely difficult part, but may not bring any data into the examination room except the regular text-book. Candidates should answer four questions from each group, but one may be omitted if credit is claimed for outside reading. Group I 1. When does the 6:50 o ' clock train leave? (If it is on time.) 2. How much does 25c worth of potatoes cost? 3. Where was the European War fought? i. When was the War of 1812 fought? 5. Near what place was the Battle of Plattsburgh fought? Group II 1. For what are following men noted: Jack Dempsey, Tom Mix, George Washington, Babe Ruth? 2. Who was Abraham Lincoln? In what country was he born? 3. Where in Plattsburgh is the Strand Theater located? •t. Who discovered Hudson River? 5. What is sleep? (Question by request of the majority of students.) Group III 1. Who wrote Andersen ' s Fairy Tales? 2. Name the coldest place in New York State. 3. State (as briefly as possible) the pleasures of boarding out. 4. What is the date of the Fourth of July? 5. In what state is Ohio? Note- — All students are requested to write in English on the outside of the paper. Norman Davis, ' 27. ILLUSTRIOUS ONES OF FACULTY Faculty Musician Miss Garrity Faculty Beauty Miss Anne O ' Brien Faculty Dancer Miss Lynch Faculty Cut-up Mr. Lamherton Most Influential Dr. Hawkins Most Intellectual Dr. Henshaw Most Dignified Mr. Hudson Most Sincere Mr. Taylor Most Attractive Miss Carroll Most Enthusiastic Miss Andrews Most Original Mr. S ha Hies Most Athletic Mr. Diebolt Most Ambitious Mr. Todd Best All-around Mr. Thompson Best Dresser Miss Hawkins Most Natural Miss Ketchum Faculty Orator Miss Alice O ' Brien Most Efficient Mrs. Amsden Wittiest Mr. Smith Faculty Doctor Miss Goodridge THINGS WE CAN ' T IMAGINE Miss Goodridge on time in the morning. Ryan not talking to someone in the library. Norman Davis not talking to Vera Schoenweiss during Bookkeeping. Ames with his Business Writing finished on time. The Freshmen not running all over the Normal building. Herzog out with the chorus girls. Kit Kiley sitting still for five minutes. Dr. H enshaw missing an entertainment at the Normal. A FAIRY TALE IN FRESHMAN STYLE Onee upon a time there was a Smart Baker who was inclined to be very Law- less. One day she began Hurling Riee and Coffee all over the kitchen. The Butcher who was a Turk came into the kitchen with Berkowsky the Banker. They both held that this was not Wright. They sent the Manly Masoner, Hobson, to the Broadwell to bring back Staves from the Wilson Tubbs. With these they subdued the Boyd. Darrah go before the Judge? shrieked the Baker. Curry me there. So the Butcher and the Banker bade the Manly Masoner Hobson Wheeler there. The Judge who was suffering with a Boyle and was annoyed by the Noyes and the Parton her hair put the bail high and said, Payette before Noon. There must be a Baker so they hired a Coon(s) who. made her Fortune cooking Haron. The Baker, after serving her sentence was put Free but must ever Dodge Defoe. One day Nelson, who was held in Thrall by the Coon(s), found some Haron which the Cook had left Coulon. In his haste to consume the dainty morsel he choked on a Bowen. Haugh ! Haugh! cried the heartless Coon(s). BOOKS The Wanderer of the Waste (Waist) Land Spencer Ames Seventeen The Age of Innocence Brass Flaming Youth Book on Etiquette . , . Lawrence Lefevre Mildred Stafford Cynthia Brooks .Mildred Mack Our Bovs DON ' T YOU WISH YOU KNEW What goes on at Faculty meeting? What Hal Stratton and Webster talk about in their mutual study periods? Why the Seniors always beat the Juniors? Why we laugh at Foster ' s questions? What good exams do? How many hearts Sonny Nelson has broken? . Why Miss Ketehum always picks on cows? Why Mr. I.amberton parts his mustache in the middle? Why Gen needs two belts ? Why Brennan always gets his own way? Why Maggie is so cranky ? What they are going to do with the silhouettes? Where Louis Drinkwine finds 32 hours in a day? If Prevost learned to shoot craps in Peru? Where Charlotte Hulihan ' s essay has disappeared? Where Sarah Hofinann learned to dance? Why Hazel Pecotte goes in for Art ? P. S. N. S. NEWSTAND Literary Digest M. Tierney Home Life Mary Cronin Country Gentlemen K. Williams Beauty ■ Marie Cronin Classic Peg Daniels Physical Culture Miss Goodridge Judge Dr. Hawkins Life Midge Gregg Writer Mr. Todd The House Beautiful Helen Mousseau Good Housekeeping Emily Cunningham La Vie Parisienne Kitty Dragoon Pictorial Review Ruth Larson St. Nicholas Alice Coons True Stories Charlotte Hulihan Snappy Stories Kit Kiley The Musician Miss Garrity The Balance Sheet Miss Ketehum System Mr. Thompson Hoxc to Dance in Three Lessons Mr. Broadwell How to be Happy Tho ' Married Mrs. O ' Donnell ALUMNI OFFICERS Mrs. Kathhyn Conway Farhkll, ' 17 Miss Elizabeth Baker, ' 18 Mr. T. W. McQuillan, ' 21 Miss Elizabeth R. Hawkins, ' IK... .... President Vice-Pres id e n I Secretary Treasurer ALUMNI Dear steadfast halls, our Normal School, Are you, too, growing old? Draw back the veil that screens the years, O History, swift and hold. Draw hack the veil and let us see The intervening years ; O History ! Thou hast written large, With laughter and with tears. Staunch halls we loved, dear Normal School, We are not growing old — ' Tis but the mellowness of Time, A tinge of sunset gold. And, as one weaves a chaplet fair To lay upon a shrine ; So, round thy pillared portals we Fresh laurel now entwine. CLASS OF 1925 Several of our classmates of ' 25 left Plattsburgh Normal in June, 1921, having been certified by the State to teach for three years. Those receiving certification were: Irene E. Racicot. Rene has taught for the past year in New Hyde Park, Long Island. II is her intention to come back to Normal ill September to finish her course. Though we are glad that she is coming back, it is our one regret that she did not graduate with us, for we have certainly missed her pep in all our class affairs. Maude E. Hayes. Maude started to teach in New Hyde Park in September with Irene. Cupid visited that city early in the term, however, and a marriage knot resulted between Maude and Benjamin Munsell. The couple are now living in Paul Smith ' s. Carolyn Greenlund. Only two of our commercial classmates was fortunate enough to Secure a position, and one was Carol. She is teaching in the Jamestown High School. We have missed her greatly. Francis Gallagher. Fan has been teaching in Elizabeth, N. J., for the past year. According to all reports he has become a very successful prof. Maude Fifield. Early in September Maude left our midst to become a bride. She is now Mrs. H. E. Robson, and is living ' way down the state in Friendship, N. Y. CLASS OF 1924 Because of the institution of the three-year course in normal schools in Septem- ber, 1923, the graduating class of ' 24 was very small. Among the members who are now teaching are the following: Vera R. Anson is teaching in a grammar school in Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson at the present time, but she intends to teach next year in Glens Falls. Agnes K. Barker is in Whitehall teaching. Marion E. Bishop is teaching in a Keeseville elementary school. Gertrude M. Corrigan is teaching in one of the Long Island schools. Gertrude E. Kirby is teaching in West Chazy and so is able to come often to see us. Johanna C. Lee teaches in a school near Ballston Spa. M. Blva Roycc, Alice Ryan, and Alberta Perry are all teaching in the Ausable Forks school. Mary Cafl ' rey is a member of the faculty of the Hudson Reform School at Hudson, N. Y. Mary E. Quintan teaches in the Plattsburgh High School. John J. O ' Connell is attending the Law School at Albany, N. Y. CLASS OF 1923 The following graduates of the elementary course are teaching: Marion B. Bigelow and Gladys Huntley have deserted this state for New Jersey. Marion is in Mahwah and Gladys is at High Bridge. Yem Bradley is in Yalley Stream, N. Y., teaching. Alice and Alida Densmore are together at Tivoli, where they teach the elementary grades. A visit through the central part of the state would show Louise Coulter in Salem, Ruth O ' Donnell and Angela Steves in Hudson Falls, Ruth Ryder in Port Henry, and Bessie Sherman in Fort Edward. The schools of the Hudson Yalley towns claim many of P. S. N. S. ' s graduates. Among these are: Delia Thurlow at Mt. Ki ' ea, Helena Mehan at Cornwall, M. Grace Karl at West Haverstraw, and Betty Houghton in the Hudson Reform School Teaching Department at Hudson. Like a magnet New York City and the surrounding towns seem to attract our alumni. Elsie Smith is teaching In a private school in New York City. Catherine Smalley is teach- ing in Amityville, and Mary Otis is teaching at New Hyde Park. Everyone remembers what intimate pals Kena Proulx and Lillian Finnegan were in their school days. Fate has decreed that even in the outside world a great distance shall never separate them, and so we find Kena at Tupper Lake and Lillian at Lake Placid. Fannie Volpert is also at Lake Placid. Mrs. Ruth Learned has never left the city of her Alma Mater. She is now teaching in one of the city schools. Katherine Yaughn is a member of the Keeseville faculty. Hose O ' Nell never ventured far from us; nor did Dorothea Letson. The former is in Ausahle Forks and the latter at Mooers. Fortunately we have been able to keep in touch with most of the graduates of the commercial course and have found some teaching, some in office, and following another vocation, keeping house. Mary Behan and Hose Cold are teaching in private schools in New York City. Loretta Libby teaches in the immediate vicinity of the big city. Long Island boasts of having attracted the following graduates: Anne Flannigan, Ruth Gray at Easthampton, Edna Schenkel at Southampton, Helen McLaughlin at Center Moriches, Leda Mock at Hicksville, Michael Brennan and Edith Kelley at I.ynbrook, Teresa Smith at Amityville, Marie Hansa at West Hampton, and Wilhelmina Pfister at Lyndonhurst. We ' re off to New Jersey! Anne Braw and Irene Harrington are both teaching ways of the business world to their enthusiastic pupils. Bernice Darrah teaches in Elizabeth. Harmon Bulley and Ken Lock keep each other company in the Garfield High School. If we were to travel upstate it would be our good fortune to find manv of ' 23 ' s class: Peg Weaver is teaching the commercial subjects in the Poughkeepsie High School. Flora Pfisterer is teaching in Hyde Park. Harriet Bradley and Helen Purdy have become successful teachers in the Amsterdam schools. Ed Dodds is teaching in the Homell High School. About sixty miles from there is his old pal, Eddie Lavigne, who is a member of the faculty of the Southport High School in Elmira. Mart Webster is now teaching in Elmira Heights, but a little bird told us that she has other plans for next year. Best wishes, Mart! Arleeta Knickerbocker is teaching in the Cortland High School. Leave it to Nick to put us on the map even in the vicinity of another normal school. Hazel Snider teaches in Albany Business College at Albany. Julia Haley is teaching part-time school in Jamestown, N. Y. Bessie Federman has become a prominent part-time teacher in the Buffalo schools. Ada Harvey is teaching in the Ilion High School. Mary Ellis and Jo Connors are both instructing the younger generation in the Ilion Business School. Mary Engel is teaching in Falconer, N. Y. Mary Markham and Ruth Maroney, our Salamanca girls, have found positions near their homes. Mary is in Gowanda (no, not in the asylum), and Ruth is in Celeron, Martha Zimmerman is teaching in the Rochester Business Institute. Bernard Tracy is living in Rochester. In a suburb of Rochester, Fairhaven, we find Helen Scott. We believe that she has accepted a position in the Rochester High School for next September. After working for two years in the General Electric office in Schencctadv, Ruth Naish decided that she wanted to become a teacher. In I.yndonville she readily gratified her desire, and it is said that she has been very successful. Whenever we usk for alumni notes, someone eagerly says, You know Helen Weed is in Batavia, don ' t vou? Well, she is the best little teacher ever. We don ' t doubt it a bit, Weedie. In locating our alumni, we cannot slight northern New York. Many of ' 23 prefer that section, too. Miriam Wladis is teaching at Canton. Edna Charlesbois and Ruth Consaul are both teaching in Clayton. Charles Brault is at Alexander Bay. Harold Benway teaches at Tupper Lake. Katherine Holland has accepted a position at Saratoga to begin teaching in September. A few graduates have flocked to other states. Tom Brown is in Suflield, Conn. Katherine Murphy is at Richford, Vt. Bill McGaulIey is in the real estate business in Florida. Two of our young ladies are in Brooklyn. Selma Hoffman ' s address is 135 Prospect Park West, and Ruth Zingisser ' s is 130 Chester St. Now for those who draw their weekly fat envelopes from an office! Blanche Bruncll is employed at the Merchants Bank of Plattsburgh. Venita Columbe, Ellen Forrence, Mar- garet Buckley, Hazel Garrant, Margaret Holland, and Bonny O ' Connell are working in various city offices. Esther Seymour has become an important spoke in the wheel of the General Electric Company in Schenectady. We wish someone would tell us where Cupid was hidden when ' 23 reigned supreme in P. S. N. S. So many hearts were pierced by his bow ! Among the victims are: Edwin C. Andrews, the president of the class, and Eleanor Gram were married August 23, 1934. They are living in Geneva and Ed is teaching at the Geneva High School. Michael Brennan married Alice Laravie of this city. Their home is in Lynbrook, where Mr. Brennan is an influential member of the high school faculty. Peggy King is Mrs. Lyle Carpenter of this city. Lola Knapp is married too, but we have not heard the name of the fortunate man. Two more thrilling romances: Edith Richie is Mrs. Bernard I.avigne. Both of these young people graduated in 1933. Orva Schoonerinan is Mrs. Harold F.llis. She lives in Oswego. M. Bernadette Mitchell is Mrs. Charles LaPierre of Colton, N. Y. Rosalie Esmond Walsh is living in one of the suburbs of Plattsburgh. Is it Saranac, Rosalie? Rocclia Durkee has become Mrs. Everest Allen of Peru. Hazel Smith is married. Bess Turner is Mrs. Roy I. Blake of West Chazy. She was married in June, 1924. CLASS OF 1922 Deaths: Flora G. Conway on August 23, 1924.. In that great Cloister ' s stillness and seclusion Bv guardian angels led. Safe from temptation, safe from sin ' s pollution, She lives — whom we call dead. The following are the graduates who are making use of the knowledge gained at P. S. N. S.: Julia Beede is teaching at Ausable Forks. Wc are wondering, though, bow long it will be before that diamond on her left hand will be set off by the shining band of gold. Helen Cnllidgc is teaching at Ellcnhurg Center. Bertha Davidson Is watching over the cherubs iii the primary grades of the Spring Valley school. Many of the small towns around this city are graced with the presence of members of this class. In Peru, Theresa Keenan Is teaching, while Isola Newell is in Champlain, Frances Slater at St. Huberts, Gertrude Tromblcv at Altona High School, and Mnrv McAuliff at Clintonville, HUdegarde Smalley is one of the many Normalities who are teaching at Amitvville, Long Island. Katherinc Burgevin is teaching near New York City. Isabel Everest is teaching In New Jersey. Lily Carlin is teaching in her home town, Jamestown, New York. Alice Chase represents our Alma Mater In Canada by her presence in a Montreal school. In the Mohawk Valley we find Mildred Gordon and Genevieve Ruby at Ilion. Francis LaBombard is teaching at Manhassct, Long Island. Cora Pierce is a member of the Amsterdam High School faculty. We huvc heard she is very well liked by both students and teachers. We don ' t wonder, Cora. Marion Sherrard i.s teaching at the High School in Depew, N. Y. Eleanor Tubbs has not forgotten P. S. N. S. She has proved it by her many visits to this school. At present she is teaching in the Ticonderoga High School. For three years Florence Newsome has been teaching in Sidney and her success there has been commented on by many. However, she is leaving that town in June, and though we do not know where she is going, we wish her happiness in whatever she undertakes. In the Hornell High School Catherine McQuillan is teaching. Virginia Mooney of Peekskill, N. Y., teaches near her home. Ruth Hingquist is applying her professional knowledge in a Maryland school. Anna Newman is teaching at Lyons, N. Y. Marion Hooney has recently accepted a position nt White Plains, N. Y. We regret that we are unable to state definitely where other members of the class are teaching, but we know that the following graduates ' arc still at it : Hilda Wright. Anna Murtagh, Mae Owens. Beulah Kmcry, Margaret Connors, Katherine Edercr, and Bertha Elliot. Other members of 193-2 have found success in other fields. Among these are: Vivian Weaver, who is employed as a stenographer at the Physicians ' Hospital; Helen Meincr, who prefers to deal in coin and so works in the bank in her home town, Sidney, N. Y.; Mary Fitzpatrick, Gladys Herwerth, Kathleen Graves arc employed in offices in Plattsburgli; Marguerite Pattno is in an office in Ausable. Last but not least we must give space to the following — shall we say Fortu- nate members of this class: Alice Thompson is Mrs. J. R. St. Mary and lives at 53+ Yates St., Albany, N. Y. Hae Braw has recently changed her name to Mrs. Clarence Issac. She lives on W. IKith St.. New York. Helen Croll has become Mrs. Gene Cole and resides in this city. Raymond and Gertrude Frazier are both married. Raymond is teaching in Buffalo. Gertrude is Mrs. Harry Krouse and has deserted these parts for Hiverhead, Fla. Mrs. Leo Murray is the name Frances Byrnes has taken. She, too, lives in Florida— in West Palm Beach. Lucille Lawrence has also changed her name. It is Mrs. Howard W. Dickinson. And Harold Ellis! He is married too. He teaches in Oswego High School. It is rumored that Helen M. Lewis is contemplating changing her name to Montcville. Best wishes, Helen. Beatrice M. Donahue ' s address is 14 Trumbull St., New Haven, Conn. CLASS OF 1921 Four years have passed since our Alma Mater turned out these students whom she had made ready to become teachers, and so we take pleasure in announcing that the following few are enjoying their chosen work: Helen Emperor teaches at Saranac Lake. Ada Carey is teaching in Ellenburg Center. Edwin C. Robart is teaching in Tenafly, N. J. Esther Papineau teaches in Ausable Forks. Elizabeth Trudeau is teaching at Tupper Lake. Grace Cuddehaek is at Ardsley teaching. Frank Tabor is in the Malone schools. Dorothy Tjeerdsma is a member of the faculty of the Endicott High School, Endicott, N. Y. Adeline Conkell is teaching at Brockton, Mass. Ruth Abrahamson teaches in her home town, Jamestown, X. Y. Albert DesJardins is at Tuckahoe. Arthur Lyons teaches in a town in the vicinity of Xew York City. Walsh McQuillan has become the principal of the High School at Ausable Forks. Julia Hurley is in Ramsey, X. J. It is rumored that she is to be married in the near future. Miscellaneous notes concerning members of the 1922 class: Jane Collins and Genevieve Ryan are living at their respective homes. Jane is in Glens Falls, and Genevieve in Plattsburgh. James O ' Connell is attending the Albany Law School. Evidently he is going to become a lawyer. We hope he will always be a defendant of P. S. X. S. Margaret Merritt is married to Mr. Leo Xash of this city. Ethel Merribew has been spending the past year traveling in the Southern States. CLASS OF 1920 We submit the following list of graduates of 1920: Flora Davison is teaching in Whitehall. Eunice Bradley and Mabel Giles are at Valley Stream teaching. Gertrude Powers teaches at Morrisonvillc. Adah Brown teaches in Hackcnsack, X. J. John Whalen, our friend Professor Jack, is teaching at Yonkcrs. They say that school teachers are all old maids, but we wish to refute the argument and as evidence use the following cases of matrimony: Ruth L. Fifield is married and is living in Plattsburgh. Margaret E. Hcaley is Mrs. William McMartin. Grace Xorcross was married on November 28, 1938, to Mr. William A. Bell of Eastport. Katherine C. Thompson is Mrs. Donald Studholme. Marion Baker is Mrs. W. Thurston Christie of Ridgeway, X. J. Alta Gilliland is Mrs. August B. J. Holm of Xewark, X. J. Catherine A. Sancomb is Mrs. William J. Fay of Chateaugay. Josephine Stewart and Mary Thomp son are also married. Sadie Kaufman ' s address is 318 Smith St., Hohukcn, N. J. Mary A. Parrotte is living at home here in Plattsburgh. How many normal schools can boast of this achievement for an alumnus? Colburn is secretary to the Governor of Alaska. Percival V. CLASS OF 1919 Deaths : Mr. Frederick H. Martin. For some reason we have not been able to get in touch with many members of this class. Remember, Classmates of 1919, your Alma Mater is ever ready to hear any account of your whereabouts. Letitia Provost is teaching at Norwood. Madeline Hit , is a member of the faculty of the Poughkeepsie High School. Ida M. McDowall teaches at VVestfield, N. J. The last time that any news was received from Louise Lewis was in 1953, and at that time she was teaching in Rutherford, X. .1. Agnes Bowe is employed at the Republican newspaper office in this city. Hilda Nichols is secretary to the principal of the Pittsburgh High School. Florence Sine is Mrs. M. Sherby. Her address is 363 W. Delevan Ave., Buffalo, X. Y. Marjorie L. Flint is Mrs. O ' Brien. Margaret S. Ainsden is married. Her name is Mrs. Francis J. Preston and her address is 235 Deer Park Ave., Babylon, X. Y. Helen Meagher ' s married name is LePan. CLASS OF 1918 This class will go down in the annals of the History of Normal Schools as being the most patriotic class in time of need. It is needless to say that the work they did here during the wartime will never be forgotten. Deaths: Helen S. Bond. Mae M. Jacques is still being patriotic— right in the heart of our capital city. She is employed in an office ill Washington, D. C. Laura KUenwood is teaching at the MacDuffy School for Girls at Springfield, Mass. Frances A. Buckley is teaching at Port Washington, Long Island. Catherine McQuillan has certainly shown her appreciation of her Alma Mater. She was graduated with this class from the elementary course and was graduated in 192-2 from the commercial course. She is now teaching in the Hornell High Sehool. Stella M. Padnode is leaching in Schenectady. Frances L. Abrahamson has become the head of the Commercial Department of the Jamestown High School. It is not often that a young lady achieves this honor in a high school and P. S. N. S. is proud of her. Marion Colley teaches in one of the Syracuse schools. Charles J. Lyons teaches in Poughkeepsie. Bight here in Plattsburgh, never straying far away from Plattsburgh Normal, we often see the following people: Abraham Wolfe, ftarl It. Myers. Dot Lyons and Marion R. Fisk. Flora Purvis may he reached at 518 Madison St., Brooklvn, N. Y. The following records are entered on the matrimonial page of our journal: Mabel Austin to Mr. Tobin. Elizabeth Baker to Mr. David Roman of Ridgewood, N. J. Catherine I. Byrnes to Mr. Walter McQuillan. Martha Katz to Mr. Myron S. Lash of St. Albans, Vt. Alice Palmer to Mr. Reuben Graves of Albany. Dorothy Hawthorne to Mr. A. B. Taylor of New London, Conn. Mila Hines. Margaret D ' Arcy. Martha Goldberg. Julia Collins in Lyon Mountain. Ethel Cornwright In Orlando, Fla. She is the principal of a grade school. Lacy Cutting in Elizabethtown High School. Elizabeth Gilliland in Glen Cove, Long Island. Gertrude McNutt in Glens Falls. David B. Brady in Rochester High School. Esther Hanna in Westwood, N ' . J. It is only fitting that Lillian Cooke ' s name be mentioned with due emphasis for, as a teacher of part-time work in Poughkeepsie, she has become very prominent, and much praise has been given P. S. N. S. because of the excellent record she has made in this state. It is very evident that matrimony is the vocation of the majority of the grad- uates of ' 17. See for yourself! Kathleen Buckley, Kathryne A. Hickey, Edith Soper, and Rae Washburn are married, but we do not know the names of the gentlemen in the cases. Kathryn A. Conway is Mrs. Thomas Farrell. Harriet G. Davey married Mr. Bryant Seaman and lives in Hempstead, L. I. Veracunda McGaullcv has become Mrs. 3. L. Gleason and is now living in Palm Beach, Fla. Mary R. McMasters is Mrs. Geo. Durye of Oyster Bay. Katherlne M. McMartin is Mrs. Charles Martin. Mrs. Martin is the district superin- tendent in this section of the county. Amy Sherman is Mrs. Guy Mason of Warrensburg. Ruth H. Goodrow is married to Mr. Chas. A. Jandreau. Anna Nelson is Mrs. Fred Singer and lives in Mechanicsvllle. Marie Kronbauser has become Mrs. Jacohy, Wilmington, Del. Chloe M. Sisson Is Mrs. George I.obdell. Shay, Sharrer, and Shad, the happy three of I ! 1 7 ! We have not been able to discover the whereabouts of Julia Shay, but we do know that Margaret Sharrar is Mrs. James Conway of Albany, and that Emelle Shad is married too. CLASS OF Deaths: Ruth S. Alexander in October, 131!). Teaching : CLASS OF 1916 Deaths: Bessie M. Anderson in October, 1918. Our record of this class is rather small, but somewhat encouraging. Hazel Delmage is now Mrs. Harold Smith of Buffalo, N. Y. Gladys Kimball 1ms changed her name to Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. E. J. Hyan of Pittsburgh, N. Y., was formerly Elizabeth Kooney. Ellen Rugar is Mrs. Harry Vaughan. Her address is Kirksville, Mo. Carlos Brown is married. Maude E. Clark is married to Mr. Carl F. Batten of Plattsburgh. Pearl dyne is Mrs. David Free. Mrs. J. S. Bobb was formerly Miss Katherine L. Cuddeback. Ha .el Darrah changed her name to Mrs. F. L. Beckerstaff, and she resides in San Antonio, Tex. Adelaide I.andon is now Mrs. Frederick Stroke. CLASS OF 1915 Deaths: Miss Elizabeth Smith. Teaching: Miss Catherine L. Burke is teaching in White Plains High School. Miss Elizabeth Grube teaches in the Southport High School in Elmira. Marriages : Miss Muriel N . Barton is Mrs. Arthur Adkins of Ticonderoga. Miss Sara J. Weed is Mrs. Richard Downs of Ticonderoga. Miss Katherine R. Wolfe is Mrs. Charles Krummer. Mrs. Chalmers was formerly Viola McDowell. Miss Mary I,. Taylor has become Mrs. John Hockford and is a resident of Schenectady. Miss Halcyon D. Lapoint is Mrs. J. H. Rusterwoltz and lives in Saranac Lake. F — oolish Ft — Idiculous K — vergreen S — ca 111 wags H — Uleous M— Isguided K — mpty-heads N — umhskulls of •27 (Isn ' t is so?) J — abbe ring U — nsophisticated N — uisances I — diotie O — verbearing R — umpus makers S- illy kids of ' 26 (Recognize them?) S — uperior E — fficient N — ever lacking I— n pep O— r ability R — ecognized by all as S — ome class! ' 25 (That ' s US!) A Frosli stood on a railroad track, The train was coining fast; The train got off the railroad track. And let the Freshman pass. Small boy in the first grade — Miss Nash, do liars go to heaven? Evelyn — Why no, certainly not. Small boy (after slight pause) — - It must be lonesome up there with only God and George Washington. A Problem Not know, said I, which to choose! Why, any girl in your shoes Would think herself lucky To get such a ducky As either, so why have the blues? I could choose between Billy and Ted By flipping a nickel, she said. It ' s about my new dress; I ' m in utter distress To decide between orange and red. Why Teachers Leave Home Miss Kctchum — Put a T account on the board, Mr. Caffrey. Caffrey goes to the board and puts on a T account and writes over it the head- ing Tea. Louie Drinkwine (at 10:00 o ' clock) — Guess I must be going. Gertrude — Don ' t hurry. Louie — What do you think I am, a night hawk? Mr. Smith (in Tests and Scales Class) — I wish to say to those who are absent that I wish they were present. SIGNS WHICH PREDICT THE END OF THE WORLD When Johnny Fitzpatrick doesn ' t call on Frances every evening. When Bub Ostrander goes out with someone besides Phipps. When Eileen McGaulley hasn ' t a sarcastic answer. When Dort Henry grows fat. When Vera Schoenweiss wears a hat. When Hat Lavison hasn ' t a new crush. When Foster Loso becomes question-less. When Hazel Peeotte loses her sunny disposition. When Mary Grimes loses her dignity. When the Seniors don ' t go to Mr. Thompson for advice. When Cynthia Brooks hasn ' t prepared her lesson. When Madeline Arthur isn ' t hungry. When Normal girls don ' t go to Coste ' s. When Ray Tierney doesn ' t have to leave minstrel practice at 8:30. When Pat comes down to earth. When they put wax on the gym floor for a dance. When Hugh Conway doesn ' t pick the orange seeds from the hall rugs. When Al Herzog goes to a dance. When Maurice Rabinowitz flunks an exam. When Marian Tubbs fails to be a good sport When Hannah and Laura fight. When Miss Ketchum gets to church on time. When Kit Kiley becomes unpopular. When the old adage about red hair fails to prove true. When Sully gives up the Irish Brigade for the K. K. K. When Mary McCarthy is not considerate of other people. When Betty Lawless doesn ' t talk. A Ripe Old Age Dr. Henshaw (in History of Ed.) — Where did the Mohammedans get their desire for learning? Peg Carroll — They captured Aristotle. Note — This makes Aristotle ' s approximate age 1000 years. Phipps — All good looking people seem to be engaged. Dilly — Are you? Phipps — Oh ! There are exceptions to every rule. Mini - Why does Marion look so reserved? Charlotte — Because she is engaged to Johnny, I suppose. Lillian Langey — Why is a Ford car like a bathtub? Turkey— You like to own it, but you hate to be seen in it. Clauses Found in Letters Homeward Hound You know I have worn that evening gown twiee in succession and so many of the girls got new ones for Christinas. I am well, but tired from overwork, and hope you are the same. and the doctor ' s bill was $10.00 and you know he expects his money before long. and I owe my class dues, sorority dues, athletic dues, and odds and ends. I will close now for I have a great deal of studying to do. I haven ' t been out one night in a dog ' s age. We go to bed every night at 9:00. And I have to have my professionals taken and that means another $4.50 ( ?). Don ' t be surprised if I come home mid-years for the school is overcrowded, the work is awfully hard, and you know I might not pass. Everybody is excited about the coming banquet, but I don ' t think I shall be able to go for it costs $2.50 a plate. I got an average of 71 in Economic History and I have an X on my card. Most everyone flunked it. Roberts (musingly) — Swell skirts. Bill — Those two girls who just passed? Roberts — No, I was thinking about your trouser legs. Mary Morrisey (to Peggy Van Brunt who was putting on her glasses) — What are you putting on my glasses for? Peggy Van Brunt — I ' m trying to find the Lost Chord for Miss Garrity. Dr. Henshaw (in History of Ed.) — If we lived on the coast, what courses might be included in the curriculum? Pfisterer — Fishing. Phipps (out riding with Bub) — - Now Bub stop! You know the Faculty have stopped necking. Bub — Darn, the next thing we know they ' ll be wanting us to stop too. P. Van Brunt — You Seniors are all the same age, aren ' t you? M. Morrisey — How ' s that? Peggy — You all write 25 after your name. Peg — Are you familiar with the course in Economics? Phipps — You bet I am, I call it Echo for short. Peg; — Bill ' s a three-letter man. Phipps — Baseball, football, and basketball, I suppose? Peg— No, I-O-U. Roberts — Oh, I was so frightened last night. Dilly— How? Gladys — Bill came up last night and called ine his treasure, and I suspected he wanted to bury me. Guess Who? McGaullev (in Dunton ' s to Art Columbe) — - Have you any really niec sweeties? Art — Well, only one. Spencer Ames (after a M) minute conversation) — Central, can ' t I get a better line? Central (who had heard most of the conversation) — - What ' s the matter with the one you have? I think it ' s pretty good. Midge Haron — How are you going to earn enough money for the dance? Brennan — Why I ' m going to write. .Midge — Write What are you going to write? Brennan — Home. Dilly — Peg, I hear you are keeping a diary of your quarrels with Bill. Peg — Yes, it ' s a scrap book. Dot Henry — I ' m sorry that a previous engagement prevents my attending the lecture tomorrow night, but I shall be there in spirit. Drinkwine — Splendid. And where do you wish your spirit to sit. I have seats for $1.00, $2.00 and $2.50. Gladys Roberts — I saw a movie last night starring Calvin Coolidge. Mini — - Really, what was the name of it? Gladys — Pathe News. Advice To the thin — Don ' t eat fast. To the fat— Don ' t eat. Fast. Strat — I want to join the cavalry. Officer — Had any experience with horses? Strat — Well, I worked on a merry-go-round. Midge Haron (having run over a lady ' s pet dog) — Madam, I will replace the animal. Lady — Sir, you flatter yourself ! Senior — I thought you had that exam down cold. Junior — Well, I did, I got zero. 1st Senior — Why do you suppose the Freshmen have such a vacant ex- pression? 2nd Senior — Well, they think of themselves a great deal. Miss Lynch — Why is English called the Mother tongue? Marion Turk — Because Father never gets a chance to use it. Betty Lawless — I just got some invoice pads. Evelyn Nash — What are you going to do, take vocal lessons? Eileen McGaulley (emptying joke box) — I have some raw material here. No, said Lillian Langey, I was never strong on literature, to save my life I couldn ' t tell you who wrote Gray ' s ' Elegy ' . Mr. Lamberton had explained a question to the class by illustrations on the board. Being anxious to have everyone understand it, he again went to the board and said, Class, now watch the board while I run through it. Rabbit — Lillian McDougall always reminds me of an Eskimo Pie. Prevost — Why? Rabbit — Sweet, but cold ! Foster (trying to stall in Business Organization) — You know that car that I was driving yesterday. Well, I made (50 in it. Mr. L. — Pay attention, Loso, and I ' ll show you how to make 75. Brault (trying to pull an old joke in bookkeeeping) — Can a fellow be pun- ished for something he hasn ' t done? Miss K. (with a quizzical smile)- — All right. Mr. Brault, you may be excused until you have prepared your lesson. Sarah Hofmann — Yes. this is my latest picture and I tell you 10,000 wouldn ' t buy it. Phipps — Yes, and I ' m one of the 10,000. Mr. Lamberton — What is usually done with the byproducts of gasoline? E. Carney — Usually they are taken to the nearest hospital. Cath. McCaffrey — My Mother says I have the prettiest mouth she has ever seen. G. Caffrey — Huh, that ' s nothing. I ' m willing to put mine up against it any old time. Major Premise — - Students coine to school to improve their faculties. Minor Premise — The teachers are their faculties. Conclusion — Therefore, the students come to school to improve their teachers. Something we. would like to know : Why do Freshmen never grow? Something else we ' d like to say : How do Juniors get that way? But something we can understand — Why all Seniors are so grand ! We Wot LD Never Think It of Cynthia Cynthia Brooks (in Business Organization) — Mr. Lamberton, may I change my place? I can ' t be good when I sit beside Miss Baker. George Stratton (teaching Norma to drive his car) — In case of emergency put on the brake. Norma K. — Why, I thought the brake came with the car. Keevit — Did you see that conductor looking at you as if you hadn ' t paid your fare? Guerber — Yes, and did you see me looking at him as if I had. Ethel Carlson — Which way does a pin go? Gladys— I ' ll bite. Ethel — Well, it ' s hard to tell. It points one way and is headed the other. Edith Huber — What ' s the difference between a dog ' s tail and a millionaire? Catherine Oles — I don ' t know. Edith Huber — Dog ' s tail keeps a wagging (wagon) and a millionaire keeps an automobile. Frosh No. 1 — Does Marian McCarthy belong to the ' 100 ' ? Frosh No. 2 — Yes, she ' s one of the ciphers. He who laughs last is usually the dumbest. Dorothy Dodge — I want a dress — the very latest style. Salesman — Will you please be seated ma ' am? The fashion is just changing. Aileen Rockwell — Don ' t you just adore those Maxheld Parrish blues? Dolly Bowe — I don ' t know them. Oh dear, it does seem as if one just couldn ' t keep up with all the new records. According to an evening paper, a fellow arrived in America some 13 years ago without a shirt to his back, and now he has accumulated two and one-half millions. He ' ll never wear them out. Lamberton (in Banking and Finance) — When are mortgages usually paid off? Crawford — In the last act. Jimmy Collins — What would you say if I flunked four subjects? Hannah Marvin — Get out, you ' re fooling. Jimmy — That ' s what Dr. Hawkins said. Spud Ames — Have you given up anything for Lent? Dora Anthony — Yes, candy, movies, dances, flowers, taxis, eating between meals Spud — May I have a date Saturday night? Hymn of Hath We to hear a certain pair of squeaky shoes. We to be ' seated ' in classes. We to hear these words, ' Now girls, get ready to have your picture taken ! ' ' We to hear Adolph say, ' You owe me .50 ' . We to hear Home Sweet Home at 1 1 :30. We to hear Maggy McGraw ' crab ' . We the Freshmen who don ' t furnish us with pens, ink and paper. We to hear Dr. Hawkins say, ' Essay by Miss ' . We the Junior ' s line. We to see such a mob go to the Normal games. We Pat ' s giggle. We Foster ' s ' How about money for the Cardinal? ' We the Freshman ' s childishness. We girls who go to Coste ' s. We the way Bake chases Strat. Hymn of Love We love to make 8:10 classes. We the floor in the gym. We to have the twins always late. We the statues that decorate the hall. We Charlotte ' s veracity. We Hefty Ryan ' s line. We Cynthia ' s noiseness. We Mr. Todd ' s interest in the Seniors. We the Senior ' s independence. We the way Anne squelched the Juniors. We Marion Holland ' s piety. We, the generals, to be in the sixth grade. We, the commercials, to have the generals in our classes. We Miss Goodridge ' s gym. suit. We to lock-step from assembly. Birds Eagle (king) Brennan Nightingale (songstress) MacDougall Owl (?) Dragoon Sparrow (timid) MeCrea Cardinal (red) Lulu Devins Magpie (talkative) Lawless Humming Bird (horns) Kiley Crow (ego) Pfisterer Peaeoek (fine feathers) Fran. Johnson Ravin (!) Lavison Bluebird (happy) M. Tubbs Parrots ( ' miff said) The Juniors Canary (singer) Marie Cronin Whip-poor-will (he needs it) K. Williams Dove (peace-loving) Mrs. Baker Red-headed Woodpecker Marvin Chicken Hawk Spud Ames Lyre Bird Charlotte Fruit Orchard Apple (sauce) Holland Pears Mary Cronin Peach Felkel Prune Loso, Pfisterer, Brennan, Webster, Stratton Cherry Marvin, Pecottc Orange (green) Sully Banana Ryan Grape (juice) Stratton Lemon McGraw Plum(p) Henry Strawberry (blonde) Carlson Huckleberry Herzog Date Phipps Fig (leaf) Kit Pineapple Huber Rasp (raaz) berry McGaulley Flower Garden Dandelion Holland Chrysanthemum McCarthy Violet Sullivan Bachelor Button Drew Pansy Phillips Snap-dragon Hulihan Sunflower Wagemaker Fleur-de-lis O ' Sullivan Goldenrod Marvin Hollyhocks Henry Four o ' clock Spencer Wild Rose Pettengill AVTOQRAPHS Add your name to our honor roll, Put down your nickname too; No matter how crowded the page may look There ' s got to be room for you. Prescription Work Our Specialty 0. T. LARKIN COMPLIMENTS OF A. MASON SONS, INC. Plattsburg New York WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN Betty Lawless stops talking? The Twins are on time? Lu Finigan loses her temper? Somebody takes the Fresh out of Freshmen? Pfisterer isn ' t after news or money? Sarah Hofmann stops talking about her men ? Helen McCaffrey stops studying? Mr. Shallies doesn ' t say Your excuse Miss ? Miss O ' Brien doesn ' t say No talking in this room? The Freshmen buy tickets for lectures? We don ' t sing Like as a Father in assembly? Dr. Henshaw isn ' t trying to collect essays? . Rita Rooney dances with someone besides Steve? Cadyville has no attraction for Bernice Sheffield? Nash stops studying the dictionary? Frances Johnson quits knocking? Eileen La Haise grows up? George Lenaghen dates up the first girl he calls? Tiffany gets his first date? Established 1860 R. 0. BARBER SONS DRY GOODS RUGS SHADES CURTAINS 54-56 Margaret Street Plattsburg, New York DAILY BOOTH THE All Forms of MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Insurance Plattsburg New York and Students are cordially invited to Real Estate visit our New Bank Home and make use of our service. 20 Brinkerhoff St. 4% Paid on Savings Deposits Telephone 791-M Resources Over $5,000,000 Radio Equipment Supplies Distributor for WILLARD BATTERIES STARTING Quaker Heat is Cleaner Heat LIGHTING Absolutely Dust-Proof IGNITION CHELLIS BROTHERS Battery Charging Sailley Ave. H. E. Atwater Plattsburg New York Electric Garage Plattsburg New York WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF We got a new floor in the gym? Dr. Hawkins let us dance until 2 A. M.? Every Normal girl got a man for every Normal dance ? Helen McCrae went on a Wild Party? G. Baker held her tongue once in a while? Peg and Phipps had a fight? Someone could tell the Twins apart? A. Gill developed a sweet disposition? Dort Henry got fat? Miss O ' Brien said, Make all the noise you want to? Gussie Cosgrove got enough to eat? Dot Dodge changed her style of dancing? Andy Broadwell wised up a hit? Schoenweiss ' and Lavison ' s Ausahle crushes came true? Tunney got a grouch? Maryland Wing could fly? SEE YOURSELF as others do. Our Glasses are attractive and comfortable. Scientific eye examinations. Phone 261 A. E. SHERMAN, Opt. D. Optometrist 10 Clinton St. BOUYEA BAKING COMPANY Bakery 7 Delord Street PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Makers of REAL BREAD When You Are Thinking of a Bank — Do Not Forget THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Plattsburg, N. Y. Young Men and Women Your First Investment You young men and women, just out of high school or college starting a busi- ness or professional career, don ' t have to be advised about the necessity of sav- in? money. You know that already. But I want to suggest that you save for some definite purpose, always. And I further suggest that your first object in saving be the initial premium on a life insurance policy. My service in selecting the form and securing the policy is an assurance of your insurance. WILLIAM MAYETTE, Jr. Representing New York Life Insurance Company Office: Plattsburg Theatre Bldg. Plattsburg, N. Y. COMPLIMENTS OF THE TUTTLE PARSHALL COMPANY COMPLIMENTS OF J. W. RITCHIE Fine Tailoring 81 Margaret Street SONGS My Sweetie Went Away Aileen Rockwell Wonder What ' s Become of Sally Chili Beahan Solo Mio Nellie Carclillo Can ' t Get the One I Want Kay O ' Connell They Go Wild, Simply Wild. Over Me Harriet Lavison My Radio Man Rita Rooney Mindin ' My Business Brault Mamma Loves Papa Pearl O ' Donnell Innocent Eyes Marion Tubbs Sometime in Junctime Foster Loso Stay Home Little Girl Alice Billings Wonder Who ' s Dancing With You Tonight Kitty Dragoon Absent Charlotte Hulihan Lovey Came Back Evelyn Nash Don ' t Blame It All on Me Elsa Felkel Pretty Peggy Peg Carroll Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor.. Gladys Baker Laugh and the World Laughs With You Bettv Ellis DODGE BROTHERS Motor Cars are DEPENDABLE Service Parts E. S. MASON, Inc. MORE JENNETT ' S SHOP NOOK 25 Clinton St. THAN EVER Originality in Styles Perfect Service Extraordinary Values COATS SUITS DRESSES Phone 204 F. B. Sanborn, Pres. Sanborn Optical Co., Inc. Optometrists and Manufacturing Opticians Dispensing Wholesale Quick Service 44 Clinton St. Plattsburg New York Hot Drinks and Sandwiches Ice Cream Sodas and Sundaes Served at our Fountain We also stock a fine line of TOILET ARTICLES, FACE POWDERS, COMPACTS, COLD CREAMS, ETC. PLATTSBURG DRUG CORP. Corner of Margaret and Cornelia Streets PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Love a Lassie Jerry Ryan Only a Butterfly Betty Lawless I ' m in Loz ' e With Everyone Sarah Hofmann Love Me Adolf Pfisterer Too Tired Cecelia Regan There ' s Yes, Yes, In Your Eyes Irene Beirne Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes Anne Duquette When Lights Are Low Webbie Someday You ' ll Want Me Back Pauline Gailey Don ' t Take Me Home Phipps Sally, Irene and Mary George Lenaghen Daddy You ' ve Been a Mother to Me Strat She Gives Them All the Ha Ha Marion Holland Why Did I Kiss That Girl Albert Tiffany Charlie My Boy..... Kit Kiley What Do You Do Sunday Mary Mary Grimes Hard Hearted Hannah Hannah Marvin Because You ' re You Hazel Pecotte When Johnnie Comes Marching Home Frances Johnson After the Storm (Blizzard) Francis Ryan COMPLIMENTS OF THE CLIONIAN FRATERNITY 1925 COMPLIMENTS OF THE AGONIAN FRATERNITY 1925 WE MADE OUR FAME IN THE TIRE GAME SPEARMAN ' S Plattsburg, N. Y. ' ■WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW Why Doris Wright likes a certain Ford Coupe? When Vera Schoenweiss will stop her everlasting talking? Why Broadwell moved to Plattsburgh? Why Brennan is always late at the 8:10 class? Where Loso got his business ability? What came between P. Francis Ryan and the basketball? Why some of the Senior girls are so interested in the Junior Class ? Where some of the fellows got their experience as dancers? Why Bro is so much liked by the faculty? If Sonny is connected with the K. K. K.? Where Miss Goodridge learned her classical dancing? How the girls get their pull with Mr. Todd? W here Dr. Henshaw got his knowledge of athletics? Why Mary O ' Sullivan is so tall? Why Gertie likes a certain Drink-o-wine ? Why Marian McCarthy sits in the boys study hall so much? What kind of face powder Sarah Hoffman uses? Where Hal Stratton spends his evenings? Where the basketball team got that coach? Where Quenan gets all of his athletic abilities? COMPLIMENTS OF GEORGE A. BROWN The Live Store Plattsburg New York BLOW OUT MEANS BLOW INTO NASH ' S TIRE SHOP Men ' s Furnishings, ' Stetson Hats, Leather Luggage, Wai ' drobe Trunks, Laundry Cases, and Sweaters Manufacturing and Retail Furriers SMITH BROS. 96 Margaret St. Plattsburg New York HOTEL WITHERILL Plattsburg, New York on Lake Champlain SPEAR BROS. Plumbing and Heating Cooking Utensils Coal and Gas Ranges 26 Bridge Street Plattsburg New York OUTLINE OF FRESHMAN HISTORY (With apologies to the boys) We came here in September, To be great Normal men, We took both drawing — on the bank Each night took dates at ten. W e studied once that quarter. We flunked — a mystery, And that ' s just a little outline Of our history. Broad well : May I ask you for this dance? M. Mack: Please do, I ' ve been dying to refuse you all evening. Chris. Braman : Aileen never goes to a beauty shop. M. McDonough: No, she ' s a self-made girl. Mr. Thompson : Pfisterer, derive the word finance. Pfisterer (after pause) : It comes from ' finis. ' an end, sir, because it is the art of making both ends meet. COAL DOCK AND COAL CO. Phone 167 EVERYTHING TO EAT Bakery Fruits Meats Groceries Standard Goods at Lowest Prices Plattsburg Public Market D. E. Kelley, Prop. Eli Sweenor ' s Ladies ' and Gents ' SHOE SHINING PARLORS Get 18 Marion Street it riattSDurg i ew lore at Four bootblacks constantly in at- tendance. No long waits. Jaques ' Whittemore ' s Polishes Panama and Straw Hats Cleaned W. B. Jaques Drug Co. Phone 80-W Helen Clark: What ' s the difference between a Scotchman and a canoe? Helen Cartmell : A canoe tips. Foster: The modern Romeo usually has an empty purse because of what Juliet. (Juli— et.) Edna Davis: Why did you join the Salvation Army? Sonny: So I could play my trombone in public. Miss Ketchum: That ' s wrong. You ' ve put the liabilities under the assets. Norman Davis: Yes, I ' m left-handed. Gladys: Why did you let go of the wheel? Strat : I just wanted to see if I had a flat tire. Gladys: Oh! You mean thing. M. Hughes: Pop Ryan couldn ' t come, he ' s in the hospital. Somebody stepped on his pipe at the game. M. Brennan : I don ' t see why he ' d have to go to the hospital for that. M. Hughes: You don ' t eh — it was his windpipe. Hattie (playing rough) : Knock that chip off my shoulder. Francis Ryan : I ' ll knock the whole block off. COMPLIMENTS OF HANNAN HENRY MOTOR CAR CO. SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Harry M. Cooke FLORIST Flowers for all occasions. Flowers telegraphed evei-ywhere. PLATTSBURG NEW YORK Phone 21 DRY GOODS AND WEARING APPAREL OF STANDARD QUALITY MILLLER ' S BREAD CHATS Put the Bloom of the loaf on your baby ' s cheeks. All of the nourishment that is stored in the wheat when it is brought from th e sunshine and sparkle of the great out-of-doors is contained in each loaf of MAPLE GROVE BREAD Lay the foundation of happy, healthy lives for your chil- dren with big bowls of bread and milk. Ask your grocer for MAPLE GROVE BREAD for its puri- ty ' s sake. It is pure and well baked. Eat Two Slices For One J. H. McGAULLEY Baker and Confectioner Plattsburg New York I WONDER Mr. Lamberton (mistaking McGraw for Kiley) : Turn around Miss Kiley. K. Kiley : I ' m innocent. Saleslady in a millinery establishment: Yes, I get $80 a week. Miss Ketchum: How do you manage to command such a large salary? Saleslady: I know hats. Miss K. : Dear me, for $100 a month I have to know everything. Young Man : I ' ll give you a quarter if you ' ll get me a lock of your sister Gladys ' hair. Bake ' s Small Brother: Make it a dollar and I ' ll give you the whole bunch. I know where she hangs it. Prof. Hudson: A hedgehog on the ground is the sign of a late winter. Alberta Chase: And a banana peel on the ground is the sign of an early fall. Mary Grimes: So this is silver ore! How do they get the silver out? Prof. Hudson: They smelt it. Mary: That ' s funny, I smelt it too, but I didn ' t get any silver out. Maurice Schiff, Inc. DRY GOODS AND READY-TO-WEAR Always at Your 5 9 9 ervice SHARRON ' S 92-102 Margaret St. Plattsburg, N. Y. HOBBLE IN and HOP OUT in a pair of H. L JAOUES GORDON ' S Wholesale Confectioner Shoes or Oxfords Tel. 220-J Hosiery to Match any 55 Bridge St. Plattsburg, N. Y. Gown Gold and Silver Pumps Mr. Thompson (in Freshman English) : What three words are used most in the English Class, Mr. Brault? Brault: I don ' t know. Mr. Thompson: Correct. Intoxicated Man : Isn ' t it terrible ? Every time I breathe someone dies. Midge Haron : Why don ' t you try chewing cloves? Miss Garrity had just finished explaining to her class the meaning of f and ff in a song which they were about to sing. Now, if ' f means ' forte ' what does ' ff ' mean? M. Murray: Eighty. M. Powers (in 6th Grade) : Johnnie your arithmetic paper is very poor. I shall have to write your father about it. Johnnie : Give him fits, teacher, he did that paper. Mr. Jordan : Miss Sullivan, we have forgotten to lay in a fresh supply of stamps. Sully: Goodness, sir, so we have. We are a couple of sillies aren ' t we? Mr. Smith: So far as we can see the only difference between a girl chewing gum and a cow chewing a cud is that the cow looks thoughtful. Our Convenience Unsurpassed THE MOTORIST ROLLS AND HOUSES AT BOLLES ' STORAGE REPAIRS SUPPLIES MOTOR CARS Phone 245 L. C. BOLLES, INC, 42-44 Court Street Plattsburg, N. Y. IT CAN BE DONE John J. Fitzpatrick Sons General Contractors FOUQUET GARAGE CO. Lincoln Ford Fordson Cars Trucks Tractors Plattsburg New York Conductor: Say, young man, you can ' t go to Albany on this ticket- it ' s marked ' Albany to Pittsburgh. ' Cosgrove: That ' s all right. I ' ll ride backwards. A WARNING TO GEN. Ashes to ashes Stones to stones You can ' t get fat Eating ice cream cones. Norma: George is a supreme optimist. Mary: How ' s that? Norma: He hasn ' t bought a necktie for six months— he figures on getting some good ones for Christmas. Stratt: Teacher ' s pet. Brennan: No! Do they? Mr. Diebolt: Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Mrs. O ' Donnell: At the bottom. Freshman : How long could I live without brains ? Miss Ketchum: Time will tell. W. G. WILCOX SON Office, 44 Clinton St. COAL HAY WOOD STRAW PLATTSBURG NEW YORK Compliments of BYRNES AMES Furniture, Rugs and Stoves 34-36 Court St. Phone 296 Plattsburg, N. Y. GRACE V. STEVENS CAIN Marcel Waving Eyebrow Arching Manicuring Hair Dressing Shampooing Hair Dyeing Facial Massages Opp. Strand Theatre Hair Cutting A Specialty 44 Brinkerhoff St. PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Phone 699-W Compliments of GEORGE L. STARKS HARDWARE CO. If It ' s Hardware or House- furnishings, It ' s Here 79 Margaret Street Plattsburg New York THE BUSY BEE LUNCH The place to stop when hungry Rooney and Coffey, Props. Plattsburg New York The absent-minded professor jokes are with us again. We are thinking of the professor who kissed his shoes goodnight and put his two sons under the bed. Mr. Diebolt : The modern industrial world seems to begin with Watt. M. Arthur: The quarter of eight whistle. Olive B. : Midge went early last night, didn ' t he. Eleanor? E. Haeusal: What makes you think so? Olive: Just a few minutes before he left I heard him say ' just one. ' Dr. Henshaw: If Shakespeare were alive today he ' d be considered a remarkable man. Laura Sorrell : Why certainly he would! He ' d be over three hundred years old. Betty Lawless: The man I marry must be tall, upright and grand. Marian Tubbs: You don ' t want a man — you want a piano. Mr. Lamberton: I take great pleasure in giving you 61% in Commercial Geography. Evelyn Nelson: Aw, make it 100% and enjoy yourself. PURITY ICE CREAM Manufactured By KIRK-MAHER CO. Phone 1 Plattsburg, New York COMPLIMENTS OF ALPHA PHI THETA 1925 Dry Goods Ready-to-Wear Laaies ana Men s Furnishings THE STAR Compliments of and CUMBERLAND HOTEL STAR ANNEX 76 Margaret and 60 Margaret Always-Lowest-In-The-City Prices Dorothy Singleton : What are you reading? Betty Singleton: Whiz Bang. Dorothy Singleton : Oh, all right. I tho ' t you had gotten ahold of College Humor. Betty Lawless : Yes, I ' m an actress, I ' ve played in the Covered Wagon. Betty Walsh : Why I didn ' t see you. Betty Lawless: Oh, I was inside the wagon. Doris Johnson : Howard is an atheist. Laura Sorell: Is that a good fraternity? Jimmy Quenan : I want permission to be away three days after Easter vacation. Dr. Hawkins: Oh, you want three more days of grace? Jimmy: No, three more days of Dot. M. D. : and exercise with dumb-bells would improve you wonder- fully. P. Pettengill: Then I ' d better accept that house party bid. Mr. Diebolt: Which one ' s absent, Lula or Liela? Lula: Lila. COMPLIMENTS OF THERMIODYNE RADIO CORP. ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Grills, Toasters, Water Heaters, Percolators, Teapots, Heating Pads, Curling Irons, Irons, Immersion Heaters, Milk Warmers, Thor Electric Washers, Empire Vacuum Cleaners, Thor Electric Ironers Plattsburg Gas Electric Company 30 Margaret Street Plattsburg, N. Y. THE COLONIAL ART SHOP Art Needle Work Linens Ladies ' Furnishings Madeira Corsets a Specialty C. L. McFADDEN 69 Clinton Street PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Dot Hayes (in jesting mood) : When is a joke not a joke? Tunney: When it comes back from the Joke Editors with a rejection slip. Beahan (filling out his physical examination card) : What does this word mean? Loso: Never mind, put down ' No. ' Beahan : Oh ! I can ' t do that, it might be something I ought to have. B. Ellis (in Products Class): Just think 3.000 seals were used to make fur coats last year. Emily: Isn ' t it wonderful that they can train animals to do such work? Miss Garrity (in Music Class) : Miss Anson, will you please stop chewing gum in that slow rhythmic fashion, for I cannot lecture in that slow rhythmic fashion. A. Billings: Did you join a sorority? Marion McCarthy : No, I have plenty of clothes. Someone has decided that the letter E is the most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet because it is always out of cash, forever in debt, never out of danger, and in hell all the time. Ladies ' and Children ' s Hair Cutting Curling, Shampooing, Massaging Singeing a Specialty WITHERILL HOTEL BARBER SHOP PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Compliments of THE DELI CATE SSEN CATE BROS. 34 Clinton St. Free Delivery Phone 702 AIRD-DON COMPANY Plumbing and Steam Heating- Supplies Dealers in Wrought Iron Pipe Roofing Materials 63 Bridge St. QUESTION IN ENGLISH CLASS correct the following sentence. (Sentence) : The man catches on very quickly. (Answer) : The man learns very quickly. Mr. Bro. : I believe the sentence is correct, as it was the first time. The man might have been a brakeman. Miss Ketchum, in bookkeeping class, was presenting Interest and Discount. In computing the discount she wrote on the board non-interesting note for non-interest-bearing. Upon asking the class if she was right everyone shouted, yes. Mr. Diebolt chugged up to the Burlington ferry slip in his Ford sedan. The Ford had been a little angry on the way up and decided that it didn ' t want to go out for a long run. This made Air. Diebolt a little peeved. Ferryman: One dollar please. Mr. Diebolt: Sold! (That ' s why he bought his new Jordan.) DON ' T COUNT YOUR FRESHMEN BEFORE MID- YEAR ' S. Of all sad words for Normal girls or men, The saddest are these — it ' s half past ten. WHY NOT AN UP-TO-DATE SYSTEM OF SHORTHAND? One that has stood all tests since 1837. A system abreast of the time with its 1924 New Era Improve- ments. Consider this when re-ordering — dispense with antiquated texts and systems. Send for a copy of An Hour with Pitman Shorthand. ISAAC PITMAN SONS 2 W. 45th St. New York GRADUATION GIFTS COMMUNITY SILVER POTTERY GLASSWARE CHINA Any of these make gifts that are most acceptable. They are all attractively priced. A. H. MARSHALL CO., INC. MALLORY HATS HART SCHAFFNER AND MARX CLOTHES THE FIT RITE SHOP Samuel Cohen 9 Clinton Street Pat: How many men are there in the Freshman class this year? M. Holland: Oh, about 10. Pat: What! M. H.: But the others will grow up eventually. P. J. Gailey: Did you know the girls are wearing their stockings sausage fashion ? Hazel Drew: How ' s that? P. J. Gailey: Bolognas. (Below knees.) Doris Wright to Emily Cunningham (after song day) : Wasn ' t it funny that we both wrote our songs to the same melody? Miss Goodridge: You should have your feet on the floor straight ahead, Miss Rovelle. Anne (sitting on chair) : But they don ' t touch the floor. Miss Goodridge (seriously) : But they do when you stand. Mr. Diebolt: When was the War of 1812 fought? M. Hanley : About 1775. In brief: (Hall gossip.) Senior: Doc Henshaw hit ' Strat ' for his essay this morning. Freshman: Did he get it? (Dumb-bell.) F. E. DUNTON Fine Confectionery Soda Water and Ice Cream Agency for Foss Chocolates 26 Clinton Street Plattsburg, N. Y. Eat at the CLINTON DINER Compliments of It ' s the nearest place to EVERLETH ' S PHARMACY home. x I y OUT JLCc v Iccilll W. B. Ragatz, Prop. Miss Caroll: What do they raise in Pittsburgh ? Anna Gill : Lemons. Betty Ellis: Didn ' t you know they are going to put a fence around the Normal Campus? Eleanor Haeusal: No. why? Betty Ellis: To keep the trees from leaving. Mrs. O ' Donnell has finally decided to bob her hair so that after gym she may reach the grades at the same time the oilier flappers do. Mr. Smith has an addition to his collection of fowls — two ducks — induction and deduction. The most popular man in our division is gym. (Elementary division.) Sylvia : I lost a lot of weight this winter. Helen : Why, I don ' t see it. Sylvia: Why no, how could you? I ' ve lost it. You can always tell a Senior by his dignity and looks. By his actions and expressions and his knowledge of all books, You can always tell a Junior by his wisdom and all such. You can always tell a Ereshman, but you cannot tell him much. THE ARMY STORE ANDERSON HAT SHOP Everything for out-door wear Camping equipment, Tents etc. Millinery of the most select type, in style, quality and price. Among these we fea- ture Country Club and Knic- kerbocker Hats as well as our own individual styles. Traveling Goods F. H. ANDERSON 62 Margaret Street Plattsburg New York Opposite New Strand Theatre PLATTSBURG, N. Y. In History Class we hear, Who crossed the Delaware in ten letters? Is it clue to the fact that the teacher wears a cross-word puzzle tie? E. McGaulley the day before mid-year dance: Please give me back my pocketbook or I won ' t have anything to wear to the dance tonight. Mr. Smith: We live in the ' Mule Age ' — everything has a kick in it. Burington: Hey waiter, what kind of coffee do you call this? Waiter: Plaster House coffee, a very good grade. Burington: Plaster House! Well I ' m darned if I can find the house but a lot of the grounds are in here. Barl er: Will you have a hair cut? Brennan : No, all of them. R. Larson: Do you snore when you sleep? E. Nelson : When do you suppose I snore ? Kohl: I ' ll go without my dinner and study. Stratton : Yes, and then live on me. Prof. Lamberton : Give me the name of the largest diamon d. Cronin : The ace. IDEAL CONFECTIONERY LIGHT LUNCH Homemade Candies and Pure Ice Cream All candies are manufactured in our own premises. Only the finest ingredients obtainable are used. We patronize the people who patronize us. LARIOS BROTHERS Corner Margaret and Clinton Streets PLATTSBURG, N. Y. GULBRANSEN W. E CARROLL THE REGISTERING PIANO Furniture, Rugs, Draperies, Also Brunswick Phonographs Upholstering and Records, full line of sheet FUNERAL DIRECTOR music and string instruments. CLARKSON Phone 247-J 29-31 Bridge St. MUSIC ROOMS PLATTSBURG, N. Y. 52 Clinton St. Plattsburg New York Conway: And what did the poet mean by ' Wind Along the Waste ' ? Tunney: Gas on the stomach, 1 guess. Lawless: What ' s the most nervous thing next to a girl? Brennan : Me. Mr. Diebolt (in American History Class) : If the President, Vice-Presi- dent, and all the members of the Cabinet died, who would officiate? Aileen Rockwell: The undertaker. Mr. Nash (to Webbie) : Young man, I happened to see you last night with your arm about my daughter ' s waist. May I inquire your intentions, sir? Webbie: Why, sure, I intend to put it there every chance I get. The clock struck one. Jerry, you must go now. Marian murmured. The clock struck two. Jerry, dear, you simply must go, she added. The clock struck three as Jerry arose — for it was a slow-striking clock and was deliberately on its way to eleven. Brennan: I like to be alone with my thoughts. McGaulley: Don ' t you get lonesome sometimes? BEEMER ' S SUCCESSOR TO J. W. TUTTLE AND CO. Stationery, Books, School Supplies THE STORE AHEAD PORTRAITS KODAK FINISHING PICTURE FRAMING The Home of Good Photographs THE BIGELOW STUDIO 64 Margaret St. Plattsburg, N. Y. iriJCi olTl.fV.Ivl oil V7JT s KJmrLiimrjPi 1 o Ur Will always welcome you to THE OVERLAND-KNIGHT COMPANY view the new lines of Ready-to- Wear for Ladies. Claude W. Lewis, Prop. 124 Margaret St. HANLON FULLER Plattsburg New York 39 Clinton St. Plattsburg New York Gladys Baker: It ' ud be awful to be deaf and dumb, wouldn ' t it? Bertha Bullis: Oh, I don ' t know about that. Think of all the things you ' d have at your fingertips. Mr. Thompson: What is it a sign of when a Normal girl never passes anything? Gen Milvo: Poor table manners. Estelle Mazner: Guess what your roommate said about you the other day. Vera S. : I haven ' t the least idea. Estelle: So she told you, too? Hugh Conway to Conductor Kelly: No thanks — not today — this time I ' m in a hurry. Mr. Todd: Your son just threw a stone at me. Mr. Diebolt : Did he hit you ? Mr. Todd: No. Mr. Diebolt: Then he wasn ' t my son. Spud Ames: Say, Bo, got a cigarette? Williams: Sure, want to see it? FAREWELL, SENIORS! If we were asked to name the faults of the Senior Class of ' 25, we believe we should have a hard time. It seems to us that the good qualities so far overshadow the bad ones that the latter appear quite negligible. It is quite evident that among other good qualities perseverance and grit should be mentioned. You surely have shown a great deal of both at Normal. We the Class of ' 27 have been at School with you for only one year but during that time we have had some delightful games and enter- tainments as well as classes with you, Seniors. But the greatest thing that you have done is to keep up the standards of the Plattsburg State Normal School and never let her records fall be- hind. Sometimes our classes have clashed and we have disagreed among ourselves. There have been slight dissensions but they have been like the ripples on the broad surface on the great Lake Champlain, very easily smoothed over. We, the Class of ' 27 regret to think of the time when you will leave us, and all of our pleasant times will be over. The recollections of your days with us will be among the brightest spots in our memories. We wish you success as each of you take your separate way along the pathway of life. NORM DAVIS, ' 27 (COMPLIMENTS OF THE CLASS OF ' 27) Your Beauty HITCHCOCK ' S PHARMACY depends on your Barber. Prescription Druggists THE PALM BOB-HER 25 Clinton St. Phone 149 SHOP Plattsburg, N. Y. 11 Bridge Street Plattsburg, N. Y. Prof. Lamberton was discussing the characteristics of fool ' s mind. Jinimie Quenan : What is a fool anyway? Prof. Lamberton: Long ago someone said ' He is a fool who asks more questions than a hundred wise men can answer. ' Hugh Conway: Now I know why we flunk so many exams. Brennan : Well, 1 certainly have worked hard for my diploma. Stratton : Never mind. You probably won ' t have to work for a long time after you get it. Lamberton: Does anyone know what the Sherman Act was? Maggie McGraw: Marching through Georgia. THESE PUPILS DIDN ' T CHEAT 1. A blizzard is one of the vital organs of a chicken. 2. A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. 3. Sixty gathers make one hedgehog. 4. A mountain range is a large cook stove. 5. Typhoid fever is prevented by fascination. 6. The way that germs enter our bodies is by traveling on street cars. 7. To avoid germs, stand alone in a crowd. 8. To prevent teeth decaying, wrench them out every morning. f THESE ARE THE MACHINES FOR THE  w SCHOOL— Your School Recommends them. They Save 32-34 Oak St. They Earn W. F. JORDAN General Office Equipment They Teach Plattsburg, N. Y. WE WELCOME YOUR ACCOUNTS PLATTSBURG NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO. G. A. WEIR Quality Groceries, Meats, Fish, Fruits and Vegetables 19-23 Clinton Street Plattsburg New York COMPLIMENTS OF FULLER AUSTIN, INC. 97 Margaret Street Plattsburg New York TIME AND EARNING POWER YOUR GREATEST ASSET As long as you live and keep your health you can provide for yourself. Endowment or Income Insur- ance, maturing at ages 55-60-65, will help you in later years, and provide an income for you. Investigate. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Roy A. Ingalls, General Agent 105 Margaret St. Plattsburg N. Y. Ryan, said Quenan, as he was packing his grip for vacation. I don ' t believe you will ever pay me what you owe me. It isn ' t worthwhile to sue you for it, as you have nothing I can attach. I ' ll give you a receipt and call it paid. Fine ! thank you, said Ryan. A few moments after, seeing that Ryan still lingered about Quenan said, Was there something you wished to say to me? Not specially, but ain ' t it customary to give a feller a cigar when his account is settled? AT 4 A. M. It was pitch black in the parlor. Three hours ago. Betty the naughty vamp, turned out the light. The clock on the mantel struck. One, two. three, four. It was a strange sound echoing through the silence. A milk wagon rattled by. Again all was still. Then from the divan comer of the room came a few faint noises. Smack — smack — umni — gulp — gurgle — mum — smack — sh — sh — then a soft sighing sound. The water in the radiator had begun to boil. Miss Goodridge : Now, be careful, don ' t knock down the figures. Tunney (blindfolded) : For the love of Pete, Miss Goodridge, what are you doing — taking a group picture? I thought I was the only figure in here. COMPLIMENTS OF ARNOLD ' S BOOK STORE 8 Clinton Street NEW YORK SHOE SHINING PARLORS Peter Repas, Prop. HATS CLEANED 32y 2 Clinton St. Plattsburg New York COMPLIMENTS OF VIALL CLUB Quality and Service CALL AT CHASOLEN SHOE HOSPITAL 20 Margaret St. 20 N. River St. Plattsburg New York HEN in need of Milk, Cream, Butter or Eggs give us a trial. We handle the best. Our Specialty Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Cream. PLATTSBURG DAIRY CO. Phone 720 70 Clinton St. Phil : What was your lung expansion ? Sonny : 300. Phil: Gee! but you ' ve a lot of hot air. Quenan : Mr. Lamberton, a little birdy told me that you weren ' t going to give us any more tests. Lamberton : It must have been a Coo-coo. Landlady: What were all you guys on the porch sw earing about? Boys: Oh! We were just making up a new cross-word puzzle. SAFETY FIRST Miss Goodridge : What precautions do you take against microbes ? Conway : I first boil the water. Miss G. : Yes, and then ? Conway : Then I sterilize it. Miss G. : That ' s right— and then—? Conway : I drink nothing but beer. Miss Lynch (examining her class in Grammar) : What is the future of J love? Spencer Ames : I divorce. Howard-Wesson Co. Worcester; Mass. THE COLLEGE ENGRAVERS o NEW ENGLAND Conveniently Located, With Years of Experience in Producing College Annuals. Ready to Give You Complete Service. Business Managers and Editors Appreciate our Constructive Help. Write for our Liberal Contmct. f rrFTmVVrrr ' rV-r fcj De signing RptouchiiHf Half Tones. Color fe Platcs rr m M EC EPFF FW IfEf n for eke m FP EE H EE =■  j i « r 3 ' Shop, in New Enol.i n [ WjJU Sfe 7« flour, Ptintcrstliklu. Engravers for the Cardinal HOWARD-WESSON COMPANY AN OVERWORKED WORD Most every advertisement mentions service some place, so we might as well give you our idea of service. It consists in doing the thing you want done in as nearly as possible the way you want it. W. E. CROSS CITY JEWELER Lois: So you fell clown on that cross-word puzzle? Mabel: Yes. Lois: No wonder. It contained the names of a vice-president, a writer of a last year ' s best seller and the winner of a peace prize. Miss Garrity: Where did you learn to sing? Mulvey: From a correspondence school. Miss Garrity : Well, some of your lessons must have been lost in the mail. Prof. Hudson: What is the difference between lightning and electricity? Mary Powers: We have to pay for electricity? WHAT THE NORMAL GRADUATE SINGS AS HE GRASPS HIS DIPLOMA The bright one: To Have, To Hold and To Love. One not so bright: That ' s How I Need You. The one who just got by: Somebody ' s Wrong. The five-year man: The Long Long Trail. The one who cribbed : You Know You Belong to Somebody Else. WHILE The one who flunked: I ' m Always Chasing Rainbows. COMPLIMENTS OF HOME LUNCH 28 Clinton Street HENRY COST, Prop. GOOD THINGS TO EAT £xi5e BATTER I E5 BATTERY RUN DOWN? Just Call 911 —For Our— SERVICE CAR EXIDE BATTERIES — and — RADIO ACCESSORIES Plattsburg Battery and Radio Service S. T. QUINN, Mgr. Dr. Pratt: Now, Miss Hunter, stand over behind that chalk line, put your finger in the ear nearest the wall, and repeat what I say. (There came in a whisper) : Do you like sauer kraut? Julia Hunter: Do I look like a robin? Mr. Jordan was dictating to his stenographer, Miss Sullivan. Suddenly he stopped. Am I too fast for you? he asked anxiously. She considered him and then replied : Oh, no, indeed, but you ' re a trifle old. Junior: I have a cold in my head. Mr. Thompson : Well that ' s something. Marie McDonough (after climbing into her berth) : Tunney, what do we do with our clothes? Tunney: Take ' em off, call the porter and he will check ' em for vou. The next morning it was noticed that Marie even had her scarf wound around her neck. Gen Milvo: What ' s that awful odor? Jimmy : That ' s fertilizer. Gen (astonished): For the land ' s sake! Jimmy: Yes, Gen. COMPLIMENTS OF BLACK and WHITE ORCHESTRA THE BRUSH STUDIO Photographs, Enlarging, Amateur Finishing, Framing, Artist ' s Materials, Kodaks, Kodak Supplies PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR CARDINAL 21 CLINTON ST. PHONE 19 CAPS AND GOWNS The Satisfactory Answer to the Question : What shall we wear at Commencement? Outfits for Sale or Rental at Reasonable Rates Pulpit, Choir and Judicial Robes. COX SONS VINING 131-133 East 23rd St. New York City Rabbit (watching Ryan enjoy a good joke) : Say Ryan, take that face off you, don ' t you know Hallowe ' en has passed? Pauline: What would you give for hair like mine? Dot: I don ' t know Pauline, what did you give? Mr. Lamberton to Anne Duquette: You ' re not Irish, your name is Du. Anne: Du doesn ' t belong to me. Madeline Arthur: Gee Sylvia, I was so hungry last night that I thought I had appendicitis. Clerk: This book will do half your work. Conway: Give me two — quick! Miss Garrity (jn Music Class): What are pauses? Mary: They grow on cats. Emily : Are you fond of automobiles ? B. Ellis: Am I? You ought to see the truck I ate for dinner. Norma Kohl : It was a case of love at first sight with George and me. Mary O. : Then why don ' t you marry him ? Norma: I saw him again on several occasions. YOU TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR CLOTHES WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR LAUNDRY SEND YOUR CLOTHES TO OUR LAUNDRY WE WILL BOTH FEEL PROUD SPECIAL SERVICE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS TO NORMAL STUDENTS S P I E G E L S LAUNDERERS, CLEANSERS, DYERS PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Under Personal Supervision of Sidney J. Spiegel and John F. Long M. H. 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Duquette: Oh what ' s that— a treatise of l eer? Miss Lynch in English Class: Mr. Nelson, correct the following sentence — Shoes are made in China where they eat with chopsticks. Mr. Nelson (after thinking for several minutes) : Aren ' t chopsticks some kind of musical instrument? Bierne (in Math. Class) : How far are you from the correct answer? Fox : Two seats.